Associations to the word «Tinny»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
TINNY, adjective. Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.
TINNY, adjective. Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal.
TINNY, adjective. Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.
Dictionary definition
TINNY, adjective. Of or containing tin.
TINNY, adjective. Of very poor quality; flimsy.
TINNY, adjective. Thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.