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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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
That night, Emily stands in front of the mirror in lingerie coming up with corny taglines.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
Some simply thought giving away a fake shoe was corny.
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And, yes, the occasional line of dialogue will feel improbably tin-earned and corny.
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Adjective
Even when corny, the whole album is jolly fun.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
That night, Emily stands in front of the mirror in lingerie coming up with corny taglines.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
Some simply thought giving away a fake shoe was corny.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
And, yes, the occasional line of dialogue will feel improbably tin-earned and corny.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 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 28 Dec. 2025.
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