corny
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality“bromidic sermons”Synonyms: bromidicplatitudinalplatitudinous
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Corny \Cor"ny\ (k?r"n?), a. [L. cornu horn.] Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn. [1913 Webster]
Up stood the cornu reed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Corny \Corn"y\, a.
1.Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn. [R.] "The corny ear." --Prior. [1913 Webster]
2.Containing corn; tasting well of malt. [R.] [1913 Webster]
A draught of moist and corny ale.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
3.Tipsy. [Vulgar, Eng.] --Forby. [1913 Webster]
4.overly or simplistically sentimental. [informal] [PJC]
5.trite or tiresome; too weak to be effective; -- said of unsubtle attempts at humor; as, a corny joke; a corny skit. [informal] [PJC]