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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Examples of corny in a Sentence
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
His corny jokes landed; his pleas for bipartisan dealmaking sounded genuine and constructive—and contrasted well with the Republican hecklers newly ascendant in the House.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
The first in a franchise that includes 10 films — including a 2023 remake directed by Kurt Wimmer — Children of the Corn is violent, tense, and only a little corny.
—EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
Supported by no more than an electric guitarist who luxuriated in the languid effects of his pedal boards, Mariangela chose to deliver her songs with an open heart that was too earnest to be corny.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
As the series carries on toward a climax, or climaxes, old Hollywood tropes rush in, things get corny, and the whole show becomes less persuasive.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
All of this seems very corny and unscientific, and when Nate dares to question it, he gets insulted and rebuffed.
—Vulture, 21 Dec. 2023
These faux-leather tassel bookmarks are pretty, fairly durable, and not corny.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
Madame Web doesn’t capitalize on the affecting potential of this realization; most of these discoveries are relegated to corny exposition, and the girls never move beyond stock-character territory.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
Adjective
In other words, what’s on tap here is gonzo cinema moonshine, distilled from the corny legacy of every loopy genius from Buster Keaton and Tex Avery to Mel Brooks and George Miller.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
His corny jokes landed; his pleas for bipartisan dealmaking sounded genuine and constructive—and contrasted well with the Republican hecklers newly ascendant in the House.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
The first in a franchise that includes 10 films — including a 2023 remake directed by Kurt Wimmer — Children of the Corn is violent, tense, and only a little corny.
—EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
Supported by no more than an electric guitarist who luxuriated in the languid effects of his pedal boards, Mariangela chose to deliver her songs with an open heart that was too earnest to be corny.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
As the series carries on toward a climax, or climaxes, old Hollywood tropes rush in, things get corny, and the whole show becomes less persuasive.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
All of this seems very corny and unscientific, and when Nate dares to question it, he gets insulted and rebuffed.
—Vulture, 21 Dec. 2023
These faux-leather tassel bookmarks are pretty, fairly durable, and not corny.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
Madame Web doesn’t capitalize on the affecting potential of this realization; most of these discoveries are relegated to corny exposition, and the girls never move beyond stock-character territory.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corny. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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