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
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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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Shawn reluctantly agrees, but is humiliated when Cory starts acting corny around his friend Gambling Dan (Phil Buckman), and his lackey, Louie (Weiss).
—EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Not in a corny romantic comedy, ‘this person completes me’ sort of tone.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
In the wrong director’s hands, the show could seem too grown up for kids and too corny for adults.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
This could have easily read as corny, had Wright not so expertly filled the frame with such activity beforehand.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Shawn reluctantly agrees, but is humiliated when Cory starts acting corny around his friend Gambling Dan (Phil Buckman), and his lackey, Louie (Weiss).
—EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Not in a corny romantic comedy, ‘this person completes me’ sort of tone.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
In the wrong director’s hands, the show could seem too grown up for kids and too corny for adults.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for corny
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corny. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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