Bromidic

//bɹoʊˈmɪdɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Stale, banal, clichéd.

    "I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May, / A cliché comin' true! / I'm bromidic and bright / As a moon-happy night / Pourin' light on the dew!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality wordnet
  2. 2
    given to uttering bromides wordnet

Synonyms

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aridback numberbanalbeatenbewhiskeredclichéd

Example

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"I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May, / A cliché comin' true! / I'm bromidic and bright / As a moon-happy night / Pourin' light on the dew!"

Etymology

From bromide (“dull person; platitude”) + -ic.

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