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The definition of corny is old-fashioned or tiresomely simple.

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An example of a corny movie is one filled with overused romantic lines and a typical and boring plot.

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adjective cornier, corniest

of or producing corn
☆ Informal unsophisticated, old-fashioned, trite, sentimental, etc.

adjective cornier, corniest

having or relating to corns on the feet

See corny in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective corn·i·er, corn·i·est

Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental.

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Origin: From corn¹

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Related Forms:

cornˈi·ly adverb

cornˈi·ness noun

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