corny 1
— cornily , adv. — corniness , n.
/kawr"nee/ , adj., cornier, corniest .
1. of or abounding in corn.
2. Informal.
a. old-fashioned, trite, or lacking in subtlety: corny jokes.
b. mawkishly sentimental: a corny soap opera.
[ 1350-1400; 1930-35 for def. 2; ME; see CORN 1 , -Y 1 ]
Syn. 2. hackneyed, banal, stale.
corny 2
/kawr"nee/ , adj., cornier, corniest .
pertaining to or affected with corns of the feet.
[ 1700-10; CORN 2 + -Y 1 ]