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CORNY

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Irregular inflected forms: cornier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, corniest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: cornier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: corniest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originalityplay

Example:

bromidic sermons

Synonyms:

bromidic; corny; platitudinal; platitudinous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unoriginal (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual)

Derivation:

corn (something sentimental or trite)

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