cornpone

adjective

ˈkȯrn-ˌpōn How to pronounce cornpone (audio)
Definition of cornponenext
as in rustical
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated the comedian's cornpone wisecracks were old even in the days of vaudeville

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornpone
  1. cornball
  2. rustic
  3. hokey
Adjective
  • There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.
    Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of cornball
Adjective
  • What works for a seafront villa in a warm climate won’t necessarily work for a rustic barn-style home in the woods, a suburban Victorian, or a townhouse in the city.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
  • One-color transferware patterns that feel at home in both rustic and refined settings.
    Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of rustic
Adjective
  • The other would become the crown jewel of the parade’s unabashedly hokey pageantry: its collection of majestic balloons, beginning with a two-story Felix the Cat in 1927.
    Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Bob and Linda put on a hokey haunted house for the kids, which Louise immediately brushes off.
    Lillian Brown, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of hokey
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“Cornpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornpone. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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