Associations to the word «Tinny»

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.
William Butler Yeats