Definition of cornball in English:

cornball

adjectiveˈkɔːnbɔːlˈkɔrnbɔl

North American informal

Trite and sentimental.
陈腐伤感的
a cornball movie
俗套而又伤感的电影。
Example sentencesExamples
- But will the papers, which have a combined circulation of about 46,000, retain the folksy, cornball flavor that made them so popular?
- And while there are some truly cornball moments, as well as some goofy acting choices, I'd be hard pressed not to recommend this flick to families.
- What keeps this series from drowning, not only in its squalid setting, depressing dynamics, and cornball cliché is this bucking of convention.
- But while Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet turned in melodramatic, cornball performances, Linney's was powerful and shocking.
- Jackson told cornball jokes to break the ice and fooled around on stage with various silly props.
- After all, seeing as the rather clunky series, a quintessential bit of cornball Canadiana, was pretty bloody grim, it means the new series doesn't have a whole lot to live up to.
- That's all kind of cornball stuff, but I like doing that stuff in these towns.
- Finding Neverland, which explores the events that inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, briefly skirts that line before veering off into terribly cornball territory.
- The drama is punctuated with moments of cornball humor and wit.
- The main source of the film's fancy, the music, is also a strange amalgamation of previous popular Tinseltown sound-alikes mixed with really awkward attempts at cornball classicism.
- Because this is pure cornball cheese: a showbizzy homage to Las Vegas, which tips a stylistic nod at Tom Jones along the way.
- But the main reason why this movie is getting a recommendation, not a flat out rejection, is because this commentator can see a little of his own courtship in this cornball tale of overcoming universal odds for love.
- Craig Storper's adaptation of Lauran Paine's novel is riddled with cornball dialogue that unfolds in grindingly earnest platitudes.
- The ending is as cornball and predictable as they come.
- It's a horrible mess of a film, sticky with cornball patriotism and lump-in-the-throat sentimental cliches.
- I could write about Luke's infrequent and reluctant observances of personal hygiene, or his frequent and enthusiastic attempts at cornball humour.
- It has all the elements: violence, revenge, gorgeous women whose breasts are frequently revealed, cornball humor, social commentary.
- At the core of this cornball crock of crudity is a compelling story of small town transformation, how one man with his unique needs had previously closed-off individuals looking within themselves regarding their personal prejudices.
- Some obligatory cornball dialogue and effects make for fun viewing - could have used a bit more pointless carnage, however.
- The Special Effects are technically good, just deliberately very cornball, and the film as a whole is somewhat tongue-in-cheek.
Synonyms
ordinary, run-of-the-mill, middle-of-the-road, mainstream, unremarkable, unexceptional, undistinguished, uninspired, unexciting, unmemorable, forgettable, indifferent, average, so-so, mediocre, pedestrian, prosaic, lacklustre, dull, bland, uninteresting, mundane, everyday, quotidian, humdrum, hackneyed, trite, banal, clichéd, predictable, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, time-worn, tired, unoriginal, derivative

nounˈkɔːnbɔːlˈkɔrnbɔl

North American informal

A person with trite or sentimental ideas.
观念陈腐的人；多愁善感的人
he was a cornball when compared to the svelte politicians of today
Example sentencesExamples
- How can a man so confident till that point turn into the stereotypical mushy cornball?
- Say what you will about Joey Reynolds: he may be a cornball, but he sure knows how not to have his station's licence revoked…
- I also never took the time to read through the 24-page booklet that came with it, so I'm at a loss to explain just how these ‘ONLY IN AMERICA’ cornballs came into existence.
- He knew it made him a sentimental cornball but he could bask in Ally's beauty for hours on end.
- One cornball had parked his 1969 Olds 442 muscle car, complete with a stuffed Grim Reaper figure in the front passenger seat, outside the museum.
- Unfortunately, Kimbrough has a problematic rococo streak and can be a real cornball.
- Really, at times she thought she had been such a cornball for spilling her heart out to them this much - but, even so, they had done the same.
- What a cornball, she mumbled to herself as she took a seat in the back of the room.
- Mr. Sommers, aside from being an absurd boss, was also quite a cornball when he wasn't looking.
- I don't mean to sound like a cornball, but go get busy!
- Is it the cornball, feel-good premise that lies at the script's core?

Definition of cornball in US English:

cornball

adjectiveˈkôrnbôlˈkɔrnbɔl

North American informal

Trite and sentimental.
陈腐伤感的
a cornball movie
俗套而又伤感的电影。
Example sentencesExamples
- After all, seeing as the rather clunky series, a quintessential bit of cornball Canadiana, was pretty bloody grim, it means the new series doesn't have a whole lot to live up to.
- Some obligatory cornball dialogue and effects make for fun viewing - could have used a bit more pointless carnage, however.
- The ending is as cornball and predictable as they come.
- But the main reason why this movie is getting a recommendation, not a flat out rejection, is because this commentator can see a little of his own courtship in this cornball tale of overcoming universal odds for love.
- But will the papers, which have a combined circulation of about 46,000, retain the folksy, cornball flavor that made them so popular?
- That's all kind of cornball stuff, but I like doing that stuff in these towns.
- I could write about Luke's infrequent and reluctant observances of personal hygiene, or his frequent and enthusiastic attempts at cornball humour.
- It's a horrible mess of a film, sticky with cornball patriotism and lump-in-the-throat sentimental cliches.
- The drama is punctuated with moments of cornball humor and wit.
- At the core of this cornball crock of crudity is a compelling story of small town transformation, how one man with his unique needs had previously closed-off individuals looking within themselves regarding their personal prejudices.
- Jackson told cornball jokes to break the ice and fooled around on stage with various silly props.
- Finding Neverland, which explores the events that inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, briefly skirts that line before veering off into terribly cornball territory.
- The Special Effects are technically good, just deliberately very cornball, and the film as a whole is somewhat tongue-in-cheek.
- The main source of the film's fancy, the music, is also a strange amalgamation of previous popular Tinseltown sound-alikes mixed with really awkward attempts at cornball classicism.
- Craig Storper's adaptation of Lauran Paine's novel is riddled with cornball dialogue that unfolds in grindingly earnest platitudes.
- What keeps this series from drowning, not only in its squalid setting, depressing dynamics, and cornball cliché is this bucking of convention.
- And while there are some truly cornball moments, as well as some goofy acting choices, I'd be hard pressed not to recommend this flick to families.
- Because this is pure cornball cheese: a showbizzy homage to Las Vegas, which tips a stylistic nod at Tom Jones along the way.
- But while Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet turned in melodramatic, cornball performances, Linney's was powerful and shocking.
- It has all the elements: violence, revenge, gorgeous women whose breasts are frequently revealed, cornball humor, social commentary.
Synonyms
ordinary, run-of-the-mill, middle-of-the-road, mainstream, unremarkable, unexceptional, undistinguished, uninspired, unexciting, unmemorable, forgettable, indifferent, average, so-so, mediocre, pedestrian, prosaic, lacklustre, dull, bland, uninteresting, mundane, everyday, quotidian, humdrum, hackneyed, trite, banal, clichéd, predictable, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, time-worn, tired, unoriginal, derivative

nounˈkôrnbôlˈkɔrnbɔl

North American informal

A person with trite or sentimental ideas.
观念陈腐的人；多愁善感的人
Example sentencesExamples
- Say what you will about Joey Reynolds: he may be a cornball, but he sure knows how not to have his station's licence revoked…
- One cornball had parked his 1969 Olds 442 muscle car, complete with a stuffed Grim Reaper figure in the front passenger seat, outside the museum.
- He knew it made him a sentimental cornball but he could bask in Ally's beauty for hours on end.
- How can a man so confident till that point turn into the stereotypical mushy cornball?
- I also never took the time to read through the 24-page booklet that came with it, so I'm at a loss to explain just how these ‘ONLY IN AMERICA’ cornballs came into existence.
- Is it the cornball, feel-good premise that lies at the script's core?
- Really, at times she thought she had been such a cornball for spilling her heart out to them this much - but, even so, they had done the same.
- I don't mean to sound like a cornball, but go get busy!
- Unfortunately, Kimbrough has a problematic rococo streak and can be a real cornball.
- Mr. Sommers, aside from being an absurd boss, was also quite a cornball when he wasn't looking.
- What a cornball, she mumbled to herself as she took a seat in the back of the room.

单词	cornball
释义	Definition of cornball in English: cornball adjectiveˈkɔːnbɔːlˈkɔrnbɔl North American informal Trite and sentimental. 陈腐伤感的 a cornball movie 俗套而又伤感的电影。 Example sentencesExamples But will the papers, which have a combined circulation of about 46,000, retain the folksy, cornball flavor that made them so popular? And while there are some truly cornball moments, as well as some goofy acting choices, I'd be hard pressed not to recommend this flick to families. What keeps this series from drowning, not only in its squalid setting, depressing dynamics, and cornball cliché is this bucking of convention. But while Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet turned in melodramatic, cornball performances, Linney's was powerful and shocking. Jackson told cornball jokes to break the ice and fooled around on stage with various silly props. After all, seeing as the rather clunky series, a quintessential bit of cornball Canadiana, was pretty bloody grim, it means the new series doesn't have a whole lot to live up to. That's all kind of cornball stuff, but I like doing that stuff in these towns. Finding Neverland, which explores the events that inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, briefly skirts that line before veering off into terribly cornball territory. The drama is punctuated with moments of cornball humor and wit. The main source of the film's fancy, the music, is also a strange amalgamation of previous popular Tinseltown sound-alikes mixed with really awkward attempts at cornball classicism. Because this is pure cornball cheese: a showbizzy homage to Las Vegas, which tips a stylistic nod at Tom Jones along the way. But the main reason why this movie is getting a recommendation, not a flat out rejection, is because this commentator can see a little of his own courtship in this cornball tale of overcoming universal odds for love. Craig Storper's adaptation of Lauran Paine's novel is riddled with cornball dialogue that unfolds in grindingly earnest platitudes. The ending is as cornball and predictable as they come. It's a horrible mess of a film, sticky with cornball patriotism and lump-in-the-throat sentimental cliches. I could write about Luke's infrequent and reluctant observances of personal hygiene, or his frequent and enthusiastic attempts at cornball humour. It has all the elements: violence, revenge, gorgeous women whose breasts are frequently revealed, cornball humor, social commentary. At the core of this cornball crock of crudity is a compelling story of small town transformation, how one man with his unique needs had previously closed-off individuals looking within themselves regarding their personal prejudices. Some obligatory cornball dialogue and effects make for fun viewing - could have used a bit more pointless carnage, however. The Special Effects are technically good, just deliberately very cornball, and the film as a whole is somewhat tongue-in-cheek. Synonyms ordinary, run-of-the-mill, middle-of-the-road, mainstream, unremarkable, unexceptional, undistinguished, uninspired, unexciting, unmemorable, forgettable, indifferent, average, so-so, mediocre, pedestrian, prosaic, lacklustre, dull, bland, uninteresting, mundane, everyday, quotidian, humdrum, hackneyed, trite, banal, clichéd, predictable, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, time-worn, tired, unoriginal, derivative nounˈkɔːnbɔːlˈkɔrnbɔl North American informal A person with trite or sentimental ideas. 观念陈腐的人；多愁善感的人 he was a cornball when compared to the svelte politicians of today Example sentencesExamples How can a man so confident till that point turn into the stereotypical mushy cornball? Say what you will about Joey Reynolds: he may be a cornball, but he sure knows how not to have his station's licence revoked… I also never took the time to read through the 24-page booklet that came with it, so I'm at a loss to explain just how these ‘ONLY IN AMERICA’ cornballs came into existence. He knew it made him a sentimental cornball but he could bask in Ally's beauty for hours on end. One cornball had parked his 1969 Olds 442 muscle car, complete with a stuffed Grim Reaper figure in the front passenger seat, outside the museum. Unfortunately, Kimbrough has a problematic rococo streak and can be a real cornball. Really, at times she thought she had been such a cornball for spilling her heart out to them this much - but, even so, they had done the same. What a cornball, she mumbled to herself as she took a seat in the back of the room. Mr. Sommers, aside from being an absurd boss, was also quite a cornball when he wasn't looking. I don't mean to sound like a cornball, but go get busy! Is it the cornball, feel-good premise that lies at the script's core? Definition of cornball in US English: cornball adjectiveˈkôrnbôlˈkɔrnbɔl North American informal Trite and sentimental. 陈腐伤感的 a cornball movie 俗套而又伤感的电影。 Example sentencesExamples After all, seeing as the rather clunky series, a quintessential bit of cornball Canadiana, was pretty bloody grim, it means the new series doesn't have a whole lot to live up to. Some obligatory cornball dialogue and effects make for fun viewing - could have used a bit more pointless carnage, however. The ending is as cornball and predictable as they come. But the main reason why this movie is getting a recommendation, not a flat out rejection, is because this commentator can see a little of his own courtship in this cornball tale of overcoming universal odds for love. But will the papers, which have a combined circulation of about 46,000, retain the folksy, cornball flavor that made them so popular? That's all kind of cornball stuff, but I like doing that stuff in these towns. I could write about Luke's infrequent and reluctant observances of personal hygiene, or his frequent and enthusiastic attempts at cornball humour. It's a horrible mess of a film, sticky with cornball patriotism and lump-in-the-throat sentimental cliches. The drama is punctuated with moments of cornball humor and wit. At the core of this cornball crock of crudity is a compelling story of small town transformation, how one man with his unique needs had previously closed-off individuals looking within themselves regarding their personal prejudices. Jackson told cornball jokes to break the ice and fooled around on stage with various silly props. Finding Neverland, which explores the events that inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, briefly skirts that line before veering off into terribly cornball territory. The Special Effects are technically good, just deliberately very cornball, and the film as a whole is somewhat tongue-in-cheek. The main source of the film's fancy, the music, is also a strange amalgamation of previous popular Tinseltown sound-alikes mixed with really awkward attempts at cornball classicism. Craig Storper's adaptation of Lauran Paine's novel is riddled with cornball dialogue that unfolds in grindingly earnest platitudes. What keeps this series from drowning, not only in its squalid setting, depressing dynamics, and cornball cliché is this bucking of convention. And while there are some truly cornball moments, as well as some goofy acting choices, I'd be hard pressed not to recommend this flick to families. Because this is pure cornball cheese: a showbizzy homage to Las Vegas, which tips a stylistic nod at Tom Jones along the way. But while Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet turned in melodramatic, cornball performances, Linney's was powerful and shocking. It has all the elements: violence, revenge, gorgeous women whose breasts are frequently revealed, cornball humor, social commentary. Synonyms ordinary, run-of-the-mill, middle-of-the-road, mainstream, unremarkable, unexceptional, undistinguished, uninspired, unexciting, unmemorable, forgettable, indifferent, average, so-so, mediocre, pedestrian, prosaic, lacklustre, dull, bland, uninteresting, mundane, everyday, quotidian, humdrum, hackneyed, trite, banal, clichéd, predictable, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, time-worn, tired, unoriginal, derivative nounˈkôrnbôlˈkɔrnbɔl North American informal A person with trite or sentimental ideas. 观念陈腐的人；多愁善感的人 Example sentencesExamples Say what you will about Joey Reynolds: he may be a cornball, but he sure knows how not to have his station's licence revoked… One cornball had parked his 1969 Olds 442 muscle car, complete with a stuffed Grim Reaper figure in the front passenger seat, outside the museum. He knew it made him a sentimental cornball but he could bask in Ally's beauty for hours on end. How can a man so confident till that point turn into the stereotypical mushy cornball? I also never took the time to read through the 24-page booklet that came with it, so I'm at a loss to explain just how these ‘ONLY IN AMERICA’ cornballs came into existence. Is it the cornball, feel-good premise that lies at the script's core? Really, at times she thought she had been such a cornball for spilling her heart out to them this much - but, even so, they had done the same. I don't mean to sound like a cornball, but go get busy! Unfortunately, Kimbrough has a problematic rococo streak and can be a real cornball. Mr. Sommers, aside from being an absurd boss, was also quite a cornball when he wasn't looking. What a cornball, she mumbled to herself as she took a seat in the back of the room.
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