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CORNY
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Irregular inflected forms: cornier , corniest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
Example:
bromidic sermons
Synonyms:
bromidic; corny; platitudinal; platitudinous
Classified under:
Similar:
unoriginal (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual)
Derivation:
corn (something sentimental or trite)