as in rustical
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated the comedian's cornpone wisecracks were old even in the days of vaudeville

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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
Adjective
  • This is where the property’s main persona as a wedding venue really shines: Candlelit dinners in the Pavilion—rustic yet romantic with an oversized fireplace as its centerpiece—feel choreographed, in that tables are served course after course at roughly the same time.
    Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
  • These pier mount lights have a bit of rustic appeal, taking notes from the original design of barn lights (plus, comes with a compatible post).
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • In a less convincing performance, Guth’s goth staging might quickly start to look hokey.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Mina-Rau, with its floating silos and sweeping fields, just feels much more lived-in and realistic than Snyder’s hokey Veldt.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Cornpone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornpone. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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