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Bromidic — Bro*mid ic, a. 1. of or pertaining to bromide (definition 2). [WordNet 1.5] 2. conventional or trite; repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse of sayings, assertions, or discourses; as, bromidic sermons. Syn: commonplace, hackneyed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bromidic — index ordinary, trite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bromidic — ☆ bromidic [brō mid′ik ] adj. [see BROMIDE] trite or dull … English World dictionary
bromidic — adjective stale, banal, clichéd Im as trite and as gay as a daisy in May, / A cliché comin true! / Im bromidic and bright / As a moon happy night / Pourin light on the dew! ( Wonderful Guy (lyrics)) … Wiktionary
bromidic — adjective 1. given to uttering bromides • Pertains to noun: ↑bromide 2. dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality bromidic sermons • Syn: ↑corny, ↑platitudinal, ↑platitudinous … Useful english dictionary
bromidic — bromidically, adv. /broh mid ik/, adj. pertaining or proper to a platitude; being a bromide; trite. [1905 10, Amer.; BROMIDE + IC] * * * … Universalium
bromidic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical,… … English dictionary for students
bromidic — adj. containing an unoriginal statement, commonplace … English contemporary dictionary
bromidic — bro·mid·ic … English syllables
bromidic — bro•mid•ic [[t]broʊˈmɪd ɪk[/t]] adj. trite; dull • Etymology: 1905–10, amer … From formal English to slang
