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单词 corn-fed
释义

corn-fed

adjective

ˈkȯrn-ˌfed How to pronounce corn-fed (audio)
1
: fed or fattened on grain (such as corn)
corn-fed hogs
2
: looking well-fed : plump
3
: rustically wholesome or corny
corn-fed humor

Synonyms

  • cornball
  • cornpone
  • corny
  • hokey
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

corn-fed

adjective

as in cornpone
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated the musical's corn-fed humor harkens back to a more innocent, unjaded era

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cornpone
  • rustic
  • cornball
  • rustical
  • hokey
  • countrified
  • corny
  • hick
  • folksy
  • down-home
  • hickish
  • countryfied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cosmopolitan
  • worldly
  • sophisticated
  • smart
  • hip
  • worldly-wise
  • trendy
  • with-it
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