corn-fed

adjective

ˈkȯrn-ˌfed 

1

: fed or fattened on grain (such as corn)

corn-fed hogs

2

: looking well-fed : plump

3

: rustically wholesome or corny

corn-fed humor

Synonyms

• rustical
• rustic
• cornball
• hokey

Examples of corn-fed in a Sentence

the musical's corn-fed humor harkens back to a more innocent, unjaded era

Recent Examples on the Web

Cattle—even corn-fed ones—tend to spend much of their life on pasture eating grass, which leads to a lot of methane burps, but growing that grass is not carbon intensive. —Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025

Never underestimate a corn-fed basic from Hockeytown. —Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1