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tinnier

tinnier is the comparative form of tinny.

Meaning of tinny

Adjective

tinny (comparative tinnier or more tinny, superlative tinniest or most tinny)

  1. Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.
    • The object had a tinny appearance.
  2. Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal.
    • The shop was filled with tinny tourist geegaws.
  3. Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.
    • The piano was not simply out of tune, but had become downright tinny.

Questions about tinnier

What is tinnier the comparative form of?
Tinnier is the comparative form of tinny.

Words near tinnier in the dictionary

  1. Tinnevelly
  2. Tinney
  3. Tinneys
  4. tinnie
  5. tinnient
  6. tinnier
  7. tinnies
  8. tinniest
  9. tinnily
  10. Tinnin
  11. tinniness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tinnier (page history and authors); tinny (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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