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corky

/kˈɔɹki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
corky
IPA
/kˈɔɹki/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.

adj

Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.

noun

A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.

Australian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

corkier (comparative) corkiest (superlative) corkies (plural) corkie (alternative)

Derived Forms

corkiness

Frequently Paired Words

corked

Synonyms

suberose suberous ecchymosis contusion corked

Rhymes With

porky gorky gorki horky horkey yorkie forky

Questions

How do you pronounce corky?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹki/.
What does corky mean?
Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
Where does corky come from?
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.

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