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corky

 
Dictionary: cork·y   (kôr'kē) pronunciation
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adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Of or resembling cork.
  2. Informal. Lively; buoyant.
corkiness cork'i·ness n.

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adjective

    Displaying light-hearted nonchalance: airy, breezy, buoyant, debonair, jaunty. Idioms: free and easy. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, careful/careless, good/bad.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin
  Synonym: corked

 
 
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