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corn·y C0652400 (kôr′nē)adj. corn·i·er, corn·i·est Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental.
[From corn.]
corn′i·ly adv.corn′i·ness n.corny (ˈkɔːnɪ) adj, cornier or corniest1. trite or banal2. sentimental or mawkish3. abounding in corn[C16 (C20 in the sense rustic, banal): from corn1 + -y1]corn•y (ˈkɔr ni)
adj. corn•i•er, corn•i•est. Informal. old-fashioned, trite, or mawkishy sentimental: corny jokes; corny music. [1930–35] corn′i•ly, adv. corn′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | corny - dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons"platitudinal, platitudinous, bromidicunoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham |
cornyadjective (Slang)1. unoriginal, banal, trite, hackneyed, dull, old-fashioned, stereotyped, commonplace, feeble, stale, cheesy (informal), old hat I know it sounds corny, but I'm not motivated by money.2. sentimental, cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), maudlin, slushy (informal), mawkish, schmaltzy (slang) a corny old love songcornyadjectiveWithout freshness or appeal because of overuse:banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out.Translationscorny (ˈkoːni) adjective not original or interesting. a corny joke. 了無新意的 陈词滥调的corny
cornyTrite or overly sentimental. Oh geez, Edward has such a corny sense of humor—no one ever laughs at his jokes.corny1. mod. having to do with simple-minded, overdrawn humor. (Alludes to rural or folksy style.) This corny dialogue has to be revised before I’ll act in this play. 2. mod. having to do with overdone sentiment. The love scenes were your corny hands-off-the-naughty-parts events, but nobody laughed. corny
Synonyms for cornyadj unoriginalSynonyms- unoriginal
- banal
- trite
- hackneyed
- dull
- old-fashioned
- stereotyped
- commonplace
- feeble
- stale
- cheesy
- old hat
adj sentimentalSynonyms- sentimental
- cheesy
- mushy
- maudlin
- slushy
- mawkish
- schmaltzy
Synonyms for cornyadj without freshness or appeal because of overuseSynonyms- banal
- bromidic
- clichéd
- commonplace
- hackneyed
- musty
- overused
- overworked
- platitudinal
- platitudinous
- shopworn
- stale
- stereotyped
- stereotypic
- stereotypical
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- trite
- warmed-over
- well-worn
- worn-out
Synonyms for cornyadj dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originalitySynonyms- platitudinal
- platitudinous
- bromidic
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