1. An unsophisticated sentimental person
   "His cornball jokes made everyone groan"

1. Sentimental or trite
   "The movie's cornball ending was too predictable"

Derived forms: cornballs

See also: banal, bathetic, cheesy [informal], commonplace, corny [informal], cutesy [informal], drippy [informal], gooey [informal], hackneyed, hokey [N. Amer, informal], kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy [informal], old-hat [informal], sappy [informal], schmaltzy [informal], schmalzy [informal], sentimental, shop-soiled [Brit], shopworn [N. Amer], slushy [informal], soppy [Brit, informal], soupy [informal], stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, weepy [informal], well-worn

Encyclopedia: Cornball