corny

🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɔ:rni/🇺🇸 US/'kɒ:ni/

GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Overly sentimental, hackneyed, or lacking originality; embarrassingly old-fashioned or silly.

陈腐的，老套的，过于煽情的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

cornyother

=corny

Common Collocations

1.corny joke老土笑话
2.corny humor俗气幽默

Example Sentences

1.
His corny jokes always made people groan, but he told them anyway.
2.
The movie had a corny ending that was overly sentimental and predictable.

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