Meaning & use
Cornier
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More corny; more trite, sentimental, or unsophisticated in a way intended to be humorous or heartwarming, especially in comparison.
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His jokes got cornier with every passing year, but the audience still laughed.
That movie's ending was even cornier than the trailer suggested.
A note on using this word
Cornier is the comparative form of 'corny,' a word that originally described unsophisticated rural or 'corn-fed' humor before broadening to mean anything overly sentimental or clichéd.
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