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cornily adverb informaluk /ˈkɔː.nəl.i/ us /ˈkɔːr.nəl.i/ in a way that is not funny or interesting because it uses ideas that are not new and that have been repeated many times: The show's ending is cheerful and cornily patriotic. The main character's early life is cornily presented in a series of flashbacks. The hairdressing salon where he works is cornily named "Fringe Benefits". Her latest film is a cornily old-fashioned horror thriller. Inside the bar, a band was playing some cornily uplifting tunes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Tedious and uninspiring (as) dull as ditchwateridiom anonymous banal banally basic marmoreal meh menial menially middle-aged staidly stale staleness stodgily stodgy watch paint dryidiom watch the clockidiom wearisome wearisomely weary
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