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twangy, a.|ˈtwæŋɪ|
[f. twang n.1 and n.2 + -y.]
Having a twang (in various senses). In quot. 1887, having a tang (tang n.1 5).
1887Sat. Rev. 8 Jan. 48 Worse..than any other cheese, being, as a rule, either tasteless or else twangy. 1893E. H. Barker Wand. Southern Waters 126 It [the American voice] becomes less twangy and harsh a little farther South. 1905Blackw. Mag. Mar. 387/2 Hendriks showed off..on the twangy piano.
Hence ˈtwanginess, twanging quality. rare.
1870Black Kilmeny xxvi, The twanginess of the guitar. |