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Cornier vs Pornier - What's the difference?

cornier | pornier |

As adjectives the difference between cornier and pornier

is that cornier is comparative of corny while pornier is comparative of porny.

cornier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (corny)

    • corny

    English

    Etymology 1

    ; in the "hackneyed" sense, from "corn catalogue jokes", reputedly low-quality jokes that were formerly printed in mail-order seed catalogues.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Insipid or trite.
    • The duct tape and wire were a pretty corny solution.
  • Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
    • The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny .
    He sent a bouquet of twelve red roses and a card: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you." How corny is that!
  • (obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
  • * Prior
    • The corny ear.
  • Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
  • * Chaucer
    • A draught of moist and corny ale.
  • (obsolete, UK, slang) tipsy; drunk
    • (Forby)
    Synonyms
    * (hackneyed or excessively sentimental) kitsch, kitschy, cheesy

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.
  • * Milton
    • Up stood the corny reed.

    Anagrams

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    pornier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (porny)
  • * 1999 January 10, "Solitary Ash, The Evil Atheist" (username), " Re: A New Appreciation..", in alt.games.final-fantasy, Usenet :
    • Heh, I really love that line because "love-making" sounds like "buck nekkid" in one part, and when I realized what it really was, it was pornier than my misunderstood lyric. Heh.
  • * 2002 March 9, "Lonnie" (username), " Re: What's wrong with this picture ?", in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.vanc-canucks, Usenet :
    • How much pornier would your site be ?
  • * 2007 April 6, "record hunter" (username), " Re: Y&R = Sharon Team V.S Phyllis Team", in rec.arts.tv.soaps.cbs, Usenet :
    • And that's gonna make him even pornier .