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cork⋅y

  [kawr-kee]
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–adjective, cork⋅i⋅er, cork⋅i⋅est.
1. of the nature of cork; corklike.
2. Also, corked. (of wine, brandy, etc.) spoiled, esp. by a tainted cork.
Origin:
1595–1605; cork + -y 1

Related forms:
cork⋅i⋅ness, noun
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cork·y   (kôr'kē)   
adj.   cork·i·er, cork·i·est

  1. Of or resembling cork.

  2. Informal Lively; buoyant.

cork'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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corked (up)

and corky
  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : You'd be corked up, too, if you'd drunk as much as I have. , Willie's acting sort of corky.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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