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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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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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Harbaugh’s antics can seem cliche and even corny at times.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Carey concert was sweet and old-fashioned and corny as hell
This tour is an obvious extension of those early forays into Yuletide entertainment.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
Except … some of us were ready to actually go along with a good old-fashioned corny Billy Crystal–style musical parody.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Complete predictability is key to the genre — plots with no real surprises, acting that’s purely sufficient, effects that are corny but passably cool, at least a few head-slapping lines.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Harbaugh’s antics can seem cliche and even corny at times.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Carey concert was sweet and old-fashioned and corny as hell
This tour is an obvious extension of those early forays into Yuletide entertainment.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
Except … some of us were ready to actually go along with a good old-fashioned corny Billy Crystal–style musical parody.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corny. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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