1. a person who behaves in an overly sentimental or unsophisticated way
Usage: informal

1. overly sentimental, old-fashioned, or unsophisticated
Usage: informal

Examples

• My dad tells the most cornball jokes at dinner.
• Don’t be such a cornball – not everyone wants to hear your poetry.
• The movie was full of cornball romance scenes.
• His cornball sense of humor actually made everyone laugh.
• She thought his cornball compliments were sweet.
• The cornball decorations reminded me of my grandmother’s house.