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tinny

tin·ny [ tínnee ] (comparative tin·ni·er, superlative tin·ni·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. having thin metallic sound: lacking a full resonant sound
banging out tunes on a tinny old piano

2. consisting of tin: yielding, containing, or having the characteristics of tin

3. tasting of metal: having a metallic taste

4. inferior in quality: cheaply or shoddily made


tin·ni·ly adverb
tin·ni·ness noun
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