bromidic
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bromide (“dull person; platitude”) + -ic.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹoʊˈmɪdɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɪdɪk
- Hyphenation: bro‧mid‧ic
Adjective
[edit]bromidic (comparative more bromidic, superlative most bromidic)
- Stale, banal, clichéd.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hackneyed
- 1949, Rodgers and Hammerstein, I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy (song from South Pacific)
- 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!