"corky" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 corky.ogg [Australia] Forms: corkier [comparative], corkiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ki Etymology: cork (“stopper”) + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cork|y|gloss1=stopper}} cork (“stopper”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} corky (comparative corkier, superlative corkiest)
  1. Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork. Categories (topical): Wine Translations (of wine, contaminated by cork): bouchonné (French)
    Sense id: en-corky-en-adj-BsnggJ5u Disambiguation of Wine: 33 41 27 Disambiguation of 'of wine, contaminated by cork': 84 16
  2. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled. Categories (topical): Wine Synonyms (like cork): suberose, suberous (english: in botany)
    Sense id: en-corky-en-adj-zmm64X7A Disambiguation of Wine: 33 41 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 66 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 49 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 5 53 42 Disambiguation of 'like cork': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: corked
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 corky.ogg [Australia] Forms: corkies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ki Etymology: cork (“injure by a blow”) + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cork|y|gloss1=injure by a blow}} cork (“injure by a blow”) + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} corky (plural corkies)
  1. (Australia, slang) A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma. Tags: Australia, slang Categories (topical): Wine Synonyms: corkie Synonyms (bruise): ecchymosis, contusion
    Sense id: en-corky-en-noun-vVV4dfoi Disambiguation of Wine: 33 41 27 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 49 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 5 53 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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