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tinny

tinny

4.4
Made from tin metal
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɪni/
translation icon : de estaño
  • a tinny taste

Examples

  • Hi, Tinny!

  • She gets into bed with the tinny taste in her mouth that always anticipates excitement.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The soup had a tinny taste, likely due to the metal can it came in.

  • After drinking from the tin cup, he noticed a tinny aftertaste that lingered.

  • The old radio emitted a tinny sound that reminded her of childhood memories.

Synonyms

stannic
vstinny
  • Specialized
9.2

Relating to tin that combines with other atoms in groups of four

refers to material made from or containing the metal rather than chemical valency

Surface Forms

tinny positive

Morphology

tinny = tin (transparent) = tin + y

The adjective is a regular adjectival formation from the noun 'tin' meaning 'made of or containing tin', which a B1 learner can derive.

Etymology

Tinny comes from the metal tin plus the ending -y, meaning 'made of' or 'like'. So tinny originally meant 'made of tin'.