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tinny - 3 dictionary results

tin⋅ny

[tin-ee]
–adjective, -ni⋅er, -ni⋅est.
1. of or like tin.
2. containing tin.
3. lacking in timbre or resonance; sounding thin or twangy: a tinny piano.
4. not strong or durable; flimsy; shoddy.
5. having the taste of tin.

Origin:
1545–55; tin + -y 1


tin⋅ni⋅ly, adverb
tin⋅ni⋅ness, noun
tin·ny   (tĭn'ē)   
adj.   tin·ni·er, tin·ni·est
  1. Of, containing, or yielding tin.
  2. Tasting or smelling of tin: tinny canned food.
  3. Having a thin metallic sound: a high tinny voice.
  4. Weak or thin; flimsy.
tin'ni·ly adv., tin'ni·ness n.

Tinny

Tin"ny\, a. Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. "The tinny strand." --Drayton.
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