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Adjective: corky (corkier,corkiest)  kor-kee
  1. (of wine) tainted in flavour by a cork containing excess tannin
    "The sommelier detected that the wine was corky and replaced the bottle";
    - corked
     
  2. Resembling or having the texture of cork; light and spongy
    "The tree had a corky bark"

Derived forms: corkiest, corkier

See also: bad

Encyclopedia: Corky