cornier; corniest
1
: mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental
told corny jokes
corny greeting cards
2
: of or relating to corn
3
archaic
: tasting strongly of malt
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Examples of corny in a Sentence
Adjective (1)
corny violin music during the movie's love scenes
the audience groaned as the emcee told one corny joke after another
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2024
Linklater’s sequel of sorts to the 1973 classic The Last Detail is uncharacteristically down the middle, even corny, in its depiction of three former Marines and Vietnam veterans (Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne) who reunite after one of them loses his son in the Iraq War.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Hot Daisy Pizza by the slice makes Hot Daisy perfect for variety lovers as the offerings include both classics, like margherita and pepperoni and unusual options like the popular corny baby-elote, made with mozzarella, roasted corn, cilantro, cotija cheese and chipotle oil.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Marlowe is confident and intelligent, and Danny is macho and tells corny jokes.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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Adjective
Here and throughout, the novel evades corny correlations between procreation and making art.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2024
Linklater’s sequel of sorts to the 1973 classic The Last Detail is uncharacteristically down the middle, even corny, in its depiction of three former Marines and Vietnam veterans (Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne) who reunite after one of them loses his son in the Iraq War.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Hot Daisy Pizza by the slice makes Hot Daisy perfect for variety lovers as the offerings include both classics, like margherita and pepperoni and unusual options like the popular corny baby-elote, made with mozzarella, roasted corn, cilantro, cotija cheese and chipotle oil.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Marlowe is confident and intelligent, and Danny is macho and tells corny jokes.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corny. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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