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cornfed

[ kawrn-fed ]
/ ˈkɔrnˌfɛd /
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adjective
fed on corn: cornfed cattle.
having a well-fed, healthy, and guileless appearance: the open enthusiasm of these handsome, cornfed youngsters.
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Origin of cornfed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at corn1, fed1

Words nearby cornfed

cornetfish, cornetist, cornett, corn exchange, corn factor, cornfed, cornfield, cornfield ant, cornflag, cornflakes, corn flour
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Words related to cornfed

bland, corny, dumb, hackneyed, mundane, stupid, trite, vapid, blah, bromidic, clichéd, common, conventional, cornball, dull as dishwater, everyday, flat, ho-hum, hokey, humdrum

How to use cornfed in a sentence

  • Shes due to grade as cornfed, my Calamity is, or Im a shorthorn!

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