corny
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
corny/ˈkɔːni/
▶adjective (cornier, corniest) informal trite or mawkishly sentimental.
– derivatives
cornily adverb,
corniness noun.
cornily adverb,
corniness noun.
– origin 1930s: from an earlier sense ‘rustic, appealing to country folk’.
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