Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
corked, corky
(adjective) (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; “a corked port”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
corky (comparative corkier, superlative corkiest)
Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
• (like cork): suberose, suberous (in botany)
corky (plural corkies)
(Australia, slang) A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
• (bruise): ecchymosis, contusion
• Rocky, rocky
Source: Wiktionary
Cork"y (-), a.
1. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up. Bind fast hiss corky arms. Shak.
2. Tasting of cork.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.