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tinnily

tinnily adverb: in a tinny way; producing a tinny sound.

Adverb

tinnily (comparative more tinnily, superlative most tinnily)

  1. In a tinny way; producing a tinny sound.
    • "Wise guy, hn?" said the driver, crashing tinnily through his gears.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Big Switchboard”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 38

Forms of tinnily

comparativemore tinnily
superlativemost tinnily

Origin of tinnily

From tinny + -ly.

Questions about tinnily

What does tinnily mean?
Tinnily means in a tinny way; producing a tinny sound.
What part of speech is tinnily?
Tinnily is an adverb.

Words near tinnily in the dictionary

  1. tinnie
  2. tinnient
  3. tinnier
  4. tinnies
  5. tinniest
  6. tinnily
  7. Tinnin
  8. tinniness
  9. tinning
  10. tinnings
  11. Tinnins

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