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

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Recent Examples of corn-fed Cattle—even corn-fed ones—tend to spend much of their life on pasture eating grass, which leads to a lot of methane burps, but growing that grass is not carbon intensive. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025 Never underestimate a corn-fed basic from Hockeytown. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corn-fed
Adjective
  • The large terrace is equipped with lovely sun beds and a rustic wooden dining table for al fresco meals.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 July 2025
  • If staying the weekend, check out the mix of rustic and modern accommodations at 7A Ranch or the peaceful Wimberley Inn.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
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  • 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
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  • War Horse Year: 2011 Runtime: 2h 26m Easily mocked — most notably in a clever Saturday Night Live sketch — this film is hokey and overly earnest yet still pretty much works, thanks to a committed British cast and Spielberg’s dogged mythmaking.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • Composer Ludwig Göransson’s Delta blues score is hokey, with the soul of spending a day at a living history reenactment.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Corn-fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corn-fed. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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