corny
1[ kawr-nee ]
/ ˈkɔr ni /
adjective, corn·i·er, corn·i·est.
of or abounding in corn.
Informal.
- old-fashioned, trite, or lacking in subtlety: corny jokes.
- mawkishly sentimental: a corny soap opera.
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OTHER WORDS FROM corny
corn·i·ly, adverbcorn·i·ness, nounDefinition for corny (2 of 2)
corny2
[ kawr-nee ]
/ ˈkɔr ni /
adjective, corn·i·er, corn·i·est.
pertaining to or affected with corns of the feet.
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I know this is corny, but people are the best thing in life.
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British Dictionary definitions for corny
corny
/ (ˈkɔːnɪ) /
adjective cornier or corniest slang
trite or banal
sentimental or mawkish
abounding in corn
Word Origin for corny
C16 (C20 in the sense rustic, banal): from corn 1 + -y 1
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