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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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Humor… never says anything corny.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The special effects can look corny and the story overloads us with too many characters.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Definitely not, and some are definitely too corny for my taste.
—Henna Pryor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
These heist films are corny and fun, led by a good cast whose ranks include Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, and Isla Fisher.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Humor… never says anything corny.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The special effects can look corny and the story overloads us with too many characters.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Definitely not, and some are definitely too corny for my taste.
—Henna Pryor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 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 Nov. 2025.
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