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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

    Sense 1

    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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