Corny and Obvious

Corny

Corny adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.

Obvious and corny are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obvious" instead an adjective "Corny".

Nearby Words: corn, corned

Obvious

Obvious adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.

Corny and obvious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corny" instead an adjective "Obvious".

Nearby Words: obviously, obviousness

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Next Food Network Star There seem to be just too many intentionally corny moments, blatantly obvious Flanderization and Product Placement, and moments edited to look humorous.
  • Series / Ace Lightning As a result they are regularly surprised and alarmed by obvious traps, and regularly spurt out aNarmingly corny dialogue.
  • Plot Armor Because of this, when Sam was nearly killed in the second movie (he was caught INSIDE a corny explosion and thrown at least ten feet, all without even significantly damaging his clothing) exactly no one was surprised when he survived without any obvious injury.
    Source: Plot Armor
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