Quirky vs. Corky — What's the Difference?

A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy

Of or resembling cork.

An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary

(Informal) Lively; buoyant.

A sudden sharp turn or twist

Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.

(Architecture) A lengthwise groove on a molding between the convex upper part and the soffit.

Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.

(Archaic) An equivocation; a quibble.

A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.

Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.

Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.

Full of quirks; tricky; as, a quirky lawyer.

Tasting of cork.

Informal terms; strikingly unconventional

(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin;