Meanings
comparative more bromidic · superlative most bromidic
- 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!
1949, Rodgers and Hammerstein, I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy (song from South Pacific)Synonyms: banal, bathetic, cheesy, stock, clichéd, commonplace, corny, dog-eared
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveStale, banal, clichéd.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivedull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
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Origin
From bromide (“dull person; platitude”) + -ic.
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