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TINNY
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Irregular inflected forms: tinnier , tinniest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance
Example:
an unpleasant tinny voice
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Similar:
metal; metallic (containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of very poor quality; flimsy
Synonyms:
bum; cheap; cheesy; chintzy; crummy; punk; sleazy; tinny
Classified under:
Similar:
inferior (of low or inferior quality)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or containing tin
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
tin (a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide)
Derivation:
tin (a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide)
