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[ kawr-kee ] / ˈkɔr ki /
adjective, cork·i·er, cork·i·est.of the nature of cork; corklike. Also corked. (of wine, brandy, etc.) spoiled, especially by a tainted cork. Origin of corkyFirst recorded in 1595–1605; cork + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM corkycork·i·ness, nounWords nearby corkycorkscrew grass, cork-tipped, cork tree, corkwing, corkwood, corky, Corliss, corm, Cormack, cormel, cormophyte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corkyShe knew she wanted to play Corky in Bound, but her management wanted her to have nothing to do with it. Gina Gershon on ‘Killer Joe,’ Tom Cruise, ‘Showgirls,’ ‘Bound’|Ramin Setoodeh|July 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST Either you have swallowed the old trapper's drunken mouthings for gospel, or you have let Corky Joe here get you in a coil! The Red River Half-Breed|Gustave Aimard The very first words I spoke were, "Corky, how about your uncle?" My Man Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse The leaf scar is protected by a corky change (suberization) in the walls of the exposed cells. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various
Such were the more or less plausible suppositions to which Corky Joe had arrived since he formed part of the expedition. The Red River Half-Breed|Gustave Aimard But the cells of the bark have thick walls of a tough, corky substance, and each cell contains air instead of protoplasm. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting|Various
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