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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Monica Eng, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
So Far Gone, one of that decade’s high watermarks of blog-era taste and jocking-for-beats curation, ramped up the transformation, getting cagier about the oversharing and locating a vulnerability that didn’t scan as corny.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
But no matter how much unease appears in the book, Childish Literature remains affectionate and optimistic, expansive, content at times to be corny.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
But Dammers knew that the most haunting music often sits right on the edge of corny muzak.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
For just the second time, these two treats have joined forces in a limited-time-only Chicago snack-sation that will be available through St. Patrick's Day — kind of like a local corny version of the Shamrock Shake.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
So Far Gone, one of that decade’s high watermarks of blog-era taste and jocking-for-beats curation, ramped up the transformation, getting cagier about the oversharing and locating a vulnerability that didn’t scan as corny.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
But no matter how much unease appears in the book, Childish Literature remains affectionate and optimistic, expansive, content at times to be corny.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
But Dammers knew that the most haunting music often sits right on the edge of corny muzak.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corny. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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