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Webster 1913 Edition


Tinny

Tin′ny

,
Adj.
Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin.
“The tinny strand.”
Drayton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tinny

TIN'NY

,
Adj.
Abounding with tin.

Definition 2024


tinny

tinny

English

Adjective

tinny (comparative tinnier or more tinny, superlative tinniest or most tinny)

  1. Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.
    The object had a tinny appearance.
  2. Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal.
    The shop was filled with tinny tourist geegaws.
  3. Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.
    The piano was not simply out of tune, but had become downright tinny.

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