corky
corky · corkier · corkiest
Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted corkOf wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
US/kˈɔɹki/
Meaning
2 sensesOf wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.
(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin
Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
Translations
1 languagesForms
corkier, corkiestSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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