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Adjective: tinny (tinnier,tinniest)  ti-nee
  1. Of or containing tin
     
  2. Of very poor quality; flimsy
    - bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy [N. Amer], crummy, punk, sleazy, crap [Brit], crumby
     
  3. Thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance
    "an unpleasant tinny voice"

Derived forms: tinniest, tinnier

See also: inferior, metal, metallic, tin

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