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tinny
tin·ny T0226800 (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 (ˈtɪnɪ) adj, -nier or -niest1. of, relating to, or resembling tin2. cheap, badly made, or shoddy3. (of a sound) high, thin, and metallic4. (Cookery) (of food or drink) flavoured with metal, as from a container5. informal Austral luckyn, pl -nies6. slang Austral a can of beer7. (Nautical Terms) informal Also: tinnie Austral a small fishing or pleasure boat with an aluminium hull ˈtinnily adv ˈtinniness ntin•ny (ˈtɪn i) adj. -ni•er, -ni•est. 1. of or like tin. 2. containing tin. 3. lacking in timbre or resonance: a tinny piano. 4. flimsy. 5. tasting of tin. [1545–55] tin′ni•ly, adv. tin′ni•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | tinny - of or containing tin | | 2. | tinny - of very poor quality; flimsycheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, bum, sleazy, cheapcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechinferior - of low or inferior quality | | 3. | tinny - thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"metal, metallic - containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce |
tinnyadjective1. jangling, thin, metallic, jingling, jangly, jingly, plinky the tinny sound of a radio playing a pop song2. flimsy, cheap, thin, inferior, shoddy, poor-quality, low-grade, tawdry, trashy, insubstantial, gimcrack, rubbishy, jerry-built, cheapjack a cheap car with tinny bodyworkTranslationstinny
tinny Austral informal a small fishing or pleasure boat with an aluminium hull tinny
Synonyms for tinnyadj janglingSynonyms- jangling
- thin
- metallic
- jingling
- jangly
- jingly
- plinky
adj flimsySynonyms- flimsy
- cheap
- thin
- inferior
- shoddy
- poor-quality
- low-grade
- tawdry
- trashy
- insubstantial
- gimcrack
- rubbishy
- jerry-built
- cheapjack
Synonyms for tinnyadj of very poor qualitySynonyms- cheesy
- chintzy
- crummy
- punk
- bum
- sleazy
- cheap
Related Wordsadj thin and metallic in soundRelated Words |