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corky en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder.? ▲ Latin cortexder. Mozarabic *kórčo, *kórčeder.? Spanish corchobor. Middle Dutch curcder. Middle English cork English cork English -y English corky From cork (“stopper”) + -y.

Meanings

  1. Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
    • This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.
  2. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
    • Bind fast his corky arms. c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:

Forms

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corkiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
corkier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

corkiness

Relateds

corked

Synonyms

suberose (like cork) · suberous (like cork)

Translations (2)

fi korkkivikainen (of wine, contaminated by cork) · fr bouchonné (of wine, contaminated by cork)

corky en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder.? ▲ Latin cortexder. Mozarabic *kórčo, *kórčeder.? Spanish corchobor. Middle Dutch curcder. Middle English cork English cork English -y English corky From cork (“injure by a blow”) + -y.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, slang) A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.

Forms

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corkies Number=Plur lexicographic
corkie alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

ecchymosis (bruise) · contusion (bruise)