cromulent
crom·u·lent
cromulent · more cromulent · most cromulent
Acceptable, satisfactory, or validAcceptable, satisfactory, or valid.
UK/ˈkɹɒmjʊlənt/US/ˈkɹɑmjʊlənt/
» 'Cromulent' is a perfectly cromulent word.
«Кузявый» — вполне кузявое слово.
Meaning
1 senses(humorous)Acceptable, satisfactory, or valid.
More definitions
- Legitimate or valid (frequently used ironically)
Examples
2 sentences'Cromulent' is a perfectly cromulent word.
ru«Кузявый» — вполне кузявое слово.
Switching to Linux is a perfectly cromulent suggestion.
ruПерейти на Линукс — вполне себе кузявое предложение.
Origin
A humorous, intentionally morphologically opaque neologism and nonce word coined by AmericA humorous, intentionally morphologically opaque neologism and nonce word coined by American television writer David X. Cohen for “Lisa the Iconoclast”, a 1996 episode of the animated sitcom The Simpsons. The ending resembles corpulent, temulent and other Latinate adjectives (derived from -ulentus (“full of, abounding in”)).
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Forms
more cromulent, most cromulent| Comparative | more cromulent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cromulent Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedembiggen
Derivedcromulence
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form