bromidic
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- bromidically adverb
- nonbromidic adjective
- prebromidic adjective
Etymology
Origin of bromidic
Example Sentences
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Chief Justice Roberts, writing for a plurality, lectured the nation with the bromidic insight that, “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023
But look: Speeches to the General Assembly are bromidic by nature.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2021
He was fascinated by the possibilities of reanimating a dead metaphor, playing with the bromidic visual formulae of mass culture, asking questions about inarticulacy, probing the tension between surface and depth.
From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2013
But just when things start to become saccharine and bromidic, Mr. Bock cuts the scene off, as if acknowledging the threat.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2011
He placed the basket on the floor; it appeared to be filled with bromidic groceries, such as the most subdued householder carries home.
From Seven Keys to Baldpate by Biggers, Earl Derr
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