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corky
cork·y C0644500 (kôr′kē)adj. cork·i·er, cork·i·est 1. Of or resembling cork.2. Informal Lively; buoyant.
cork′i·ness n.cork•y (ˈkɔr ki)
adj. cork•i•er, cork•i•est. 1. of the nature of cork; corklike. 2. (of wine, brandy, etc.) spoiled, esp. by a tainted cork. [1595–1605] cork′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | corky - (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port"corkedbad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" |
corkyadjectiveInformal. Displaying light-hearted nonchalance:airy, breezy, buoyant, debonair, jaunty.Idiom: free and easy.Translationscorky
corked upDrunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really corked up.See also: corked, upcorked (up) and corky mod. alcohol intoxicated. You’d be corked up, too, if you’d drunk as much as I have. Willie’s acting sort of corky. See also: corked, upcorky verbSee corked upEncyclopediaSeecorkedcorky
Synonyms for corkyadj displaying light-hearted nonchalanceSynonyms- airy
- breezy
- buoyant
- debonair
- jaunty
Synonyms for corkyadj (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tanninSynonymsRelated Words |