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CORKY

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 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: corkier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: corkiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

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Meaning:

(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tanninplay

Example:

a corked port

Synonyms:

corked; corky

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)

Derivation:

cork (the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle))

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