corked
/kɔrkt/
adjective
- Describing wine that has a bad smell or taste because of a spoiled cork.
- A corked wine often smells like wet cardboard or mold.
- She returned the corked bottle to the store and got a refund.
- The waiter apologized and replaced the bottle when I said the wine was corked.
- Closed or sealed with a cork.
- He brought a corked flask of water on the hike.
- The jar was tightly corked to keep the contents fresh.
- The corked bottle of vinegar sat on the shelf for years.