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tinny

How to use tinny in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for tinny.

Editorial note

Get off ya high horse and crack a tinny will ya!

Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

of or containing tin

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tinny gathered in one view.

adjective

of or containing tin

adjective

of very poor quality; flimsy

adjective

thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tinny.

adjective

of or containing tin

adjective

thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"

Example sentences

1

Get off ya high horse and crack a tinny will ya!

2

I liked the look, and the sound was alright, but rather weak and tinny.

3

We all get to live a tinny bit safer ever after.

4

It can be easier to skip ahead and then go back and review than try and approach math in tinny nibbles.

5

"Gal" feels hokey and anachronistic to me, and I'm sure it falls tinny on a lot of this readership's ears.

6

I mean, seriously, "this micro device is too large and must be made smaller, but Beethoven's 9th sounds tinny on it"?

7

I think 128k mp3s recordings sound tinny, but as someone else pointed out that is because of the lossy data encoding.

8

Their gateways are virtualized in the cloud and this can lead to timing issues or hollow/tinny sounding audio.

9

Wasn't born here anyway, if I'm not careful they'll consider me fishing in the river in my tinny "illegal boat person", etc.

10

Everyone mentioned my voice sounds a little tinny compared to on my OG Droid, and Ubuntu won't recognize the phone so music transfer is a problem.

11

"surprisingly tinny laptop speakers have a good high-frequency resolution, and are able to deliver a pulse less than 10 cm long.

12

The other common values I've seen are 2u2 and 4u7, which is a little more expensive but will give more bass --- not that it really matters on a tinny little laptop speaker anyway.

13

Well, I don't know if you would still think that I am not modest but here is my go, I am quite honest that I stand on very tinny tiny part of programming and there is always somewhere I can improve.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tinny in a sentence?

Get off ya high horse and crack a tinny will ya!

What does tinny mean?

of or containing tin

What part of speech is tinny?

tinny is commonly used as adjective.