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tinny::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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an unpleasant tinny voice.
Examples of tinny
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Or the fit is perfect but the sound too tinny, or the controls don't quite work.
From the npr.org
To each his own, but I found Lilly tiresome, tinny sounding and way too strained.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
The percussion feels dull and tinny next to the plushness of the layered brass.
From the thestate.com
For ears used to a full-fledged home audio system, music will seem a bit tinny.
From the latimes.com
The speakerphone function has a nice volume, albeit with a slightly tinny output.
From the techcrunch.com
Well, it sounds tinny because there's only one microphone built into your laptop.
From the techcrunch.com
More problematic are Mr. Saltzman's tinny dialogue and flat characterizations.
From the theater2.nytimes.com
James is keen on fishing and launches a tinny with a friend at least twice a week.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Lights twinkled, soft tinny music played, bells rang at two separate churches.
From the npr.org
- Of or containing tin
- Bum: of very poor quality; flimsy
- Thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"
- The slang or colloquial term tinnie or tinny has a variety of meanings, generally derived from some association with the metal tin, or aluminium foil which has a loose allusion to tin.
- Of or pertaining to or resembling tin; Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal; Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped
- (tinnily) In a tinny way
- Narrowband, weak lows, peaky mids. The music sounds like it is coming through a telephone or tin can.
- A Boat, specifically a small aluminum vessel, usually with a small outboard motor. Tinny is also the term most commonly used for a can of beer.
- 1. extremely lucky or fortunate: e.g., He's so tinny! He always wins the raffles. 2. not durable; cheap; shoddy; inferior. 3. a can of beer. 4. small aluminium boat, often fitted with an outboard motor.
