ˈtinē, -ni adjective
( -er/-est )
1. : of, abounding in, or yielding tin
working a tinny lode
2. : resembling or suggestive of tin:
a. : having the appearance of tin : light , fragile , shiny
the cheap tinny doorknob — Maritta Wolff
wears a tinny dollar watch
drives a small tinny car
b. : lacking resonance or depth of tone : thin , metallic , harsh
could hear a tinny voice asking querulously — Hartley Howard
the tinny alarm clock — Woody Klein
the ceaseless tinny tumult of the jukebox — John McNulty
the noble trumpet in F had to be given up in favor of a tinny little instrument in a higher key — Ralph Vaughan Williams
a tinny paraphrase of the best-known … peroration — D.S.Berkely
c. : tasting or smelling of tin
3. : lacking matter, substance, or profundity of utterance : empty , wordy , insignificant
the slick, well constructed, but tinny novels written by the literary engineers of today — Hiram Haydn
power to drown out the tinny words of tiny men — Reporter
the voice began to ring a tinny untruth — William Sansom