adj., -i·er, -i·est.

Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental.

[From CORN¹.]

cornily corn'i·ly adv.
corniness corn'i·ness n.

adjective

Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out. See excite/bore/interest, usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: trite, cliched
Antonyms: new, original, unique

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - banal, sentimental, gammeldags, korn-, med masser af korn/majs

Nederlands (Dutch)
afgezaagd, flauw (humor), sentimenteel, passé

Français (French)
adj. - éculé, faiblard, à la guimauve (film, histoire)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kitschig, abgedroschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοινότοπος, γλυκερός, μελό, παλιομοδίτικος

Italiano (Italian)
di cattivo gusto, banale, trito e ritrito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - relativo ao milho, sentimental (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
банальный, старомодный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - manido, trillado, viejo, gastado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - banal (vard.), förlegad, fånig, larvig, töntig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
谷类的, 粗野的, 带乡下味的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 穀類的, 粗野的, 帶鄉下味的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 곡물의, 촌스러운, 감상적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 古くさい, 陳腐な, 感傷的な, 穀物の多い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبتذل, سخيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מיושן, נדוש‬

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