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    CORNY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    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

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

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

    Derivation:

    corn (something sentimental or trite)

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