corkier; corkiest
1
: resembling cork
2
: having an unpleasant odor and taste (as from a tainted cork)
corky wine
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Cork is harvested using a sustainable technique that carefully removes the corky exterior bark in strips while allowing the trees to keep on growing.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Those structures usually have a bark covering, which is built up from a corky material.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2021
Normally, human spotters walk citrus groves looking for leaves with tell-tale green-and-yellow blotches, yellow shoots or corky leaf veins.
—Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020
Fruit may form a layer of corky tissue or be russeted if exposed to cold when young.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2015
Wondering about the medical implications of being born a corky dobber?
—Sharon Moalem, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2014
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Those structures usually have a bark covering, which is built up from a corky material.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2021
Normally, human spotters walk citrus groves looking for leaves with tell-tale green-and-yellow blotches, yellow shoots or corky leaf veins.
—Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020
Fruit may form a layer of corky tissue or be russeted if exposed to cold when young.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2015
Wondering about the medical implications of being born a corky dobber?
—Sharon Moalem, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2014
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“Corky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corky. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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