English

Adjective

corny ‎(comparative cornier, superlative corniest)

1. Insipid or trite.

   The duct tape and wire were a pretty corny solution.

2. Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.

   The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny.

   He sent a bouquet of twelve red roses and a card: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you." How corny is that!

3. (obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
   • Prior

     The corny ear.

4. Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
   • Chaucer

     A draught of moist and corny ale.

5. (obsolete, Britain, slang) tipsy; drunk

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Forby to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (hackneyed or excessively sentimental): kitsch, kitschy, cheesy

Translations

Etymology 2

Latin cornu ‎(“horn”).

Adjective

corny ‎(comparative more corny, superlative most corny)

1. (obsolete) Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.
   • Milton

     Up stood the corny reed.

Anagrams

• crony, croyn