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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
corny violin music during the movie's love scenes
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as in rustical
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated
the audience groaned as the emcee told one corny joke after another
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Recent Examples of corny
The overly dramatic music cues are corny, and the cast’s accents are all over the place.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 June 2025
Some dads love to grill, others prefer playing golf—but most dads have one thing in common: an innate love of corny jokes.
—Jamie Fischer, Parents, 11 June 2025
Each bus has a pair of hosts, whose badinage is corny but crowd-pleasing.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Nintendo's other first-party launch title, the $10 Switch 2 Welcome Tour, is a tedious affair that offers a few diverting minigames amid dull slideshows and quizzes full of corny PR speak.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 June 2025
Some dads love to grill, others prefer playing golf—but most dads have one thing in common: an innate love of corny jokes.
—Jamie Fischer, Parents, 11 June 2025
Each bus has a pair of hosts, whose badinage is corny but crowd-pleasing.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Nintendo's other first-party launch title, the $10 Switch 2 Welcome Tour, is a tedious affair that offers a few diverting minigames amid dull slideshows and quizzes full of corny PR speak.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corny
Adjective
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The funny thing is, by all accounts, Zaslav is also genuinely sentimental about the network and said to even have it on at his office quite often.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 July 2025
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The luxury label’s classic products—often resold or passed down through generations—gain sentimental and financial value over time, per the report.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
8 July 2025
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Some of it is good, but a lot of it is sloppy, outdated or full of vulnerabilities.—
Jimmie Lee,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Hein was sloppy, lazy and showed a lack of impartiality in dealing with him, Hicks said in his filing.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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War Horse Year: 2011 Runtime: 2h 26m Easily mocked — most notably in a clever Saturday Night Live sketch — this film is hokey and overly earnest yet still pretty much works, thanks to a committed British cast and Spielberg’s dogged mythmaking.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Composer Ludwig Göransson’s Delta blues score is hokey, with the soul of spending a day at a living history reenactment.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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According to Hardy, this cream’s only downside is that the texture feels a bit sticky.—
Danielle Jackson,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
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Meteorologists previously used dew-point averages to calculate the start of the monsoon, a better reflection of when sticky, storm-ready air actually arrives.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2024
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Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.—
Evan Minsker,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2024
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The large terrace is equipped with lovely sun beds and a rustic wooden dining table for al fresco meals.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
8 July 2025
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If staying the weekend, check out the mix of rustic and modern accommodations at 7A Ranch or the peaceful Wimberley Inn.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
7 July 2025
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corny. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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