adj., -ni·er, -ni·est.

1. Of, containing, or yielding tin.
2. Tasting or smelling of tin: tinny canned food.
3. Having a thin metallic sound: a high tinny voice.
4. Weak or thin; flimsy.

tinnily tin'ni·ly adv.
tinniness tin'ni·ness n.

adj

Definition: flimsy
Antonyms: solid, well-made

adj

Definition: jangling
Antonyms: deep, full, round

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (informal) of very poor quality
  Synonyms: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy

Meaning #2: thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tinagtig, blikagtig, tynd, metallisk
n. - en dåse øl, tinkrus

Nederlands (Dutch)
blikachtig (van geluid), van blik (goedkoop materiaal)

Français (French)
adj. - grêle (un son, une musique), de camelote
n. - petit bruit métallique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aus Blech, Metall-, unsolide, blechern, metallen
n. - (Austr) Bierdose

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τενεκεδένιος, (για ήχο) οξύς μεταλλικός

Italiano (Italian)
di stagno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - semelhante a estanho, metálico

Русский (Russian)
металлический, оловоносный, имеющий привкус жести

Español (Spanish)
adj. - metálico, de hojalata, de estaño
n. - metálico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tenn-, tennhaltig, tennliknande, plåt-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
锡的, 象锡的, 锡多的, 锡制物品

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 錫的, 象錫的, 錫多的
n. - 錫製物品

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 주석의, 주석 같은 소리가 나는, 값싼
n. - 주석을 함유한 것, 보잘 것 없는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - スズの, スズのような

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شبيه بالصفيح, صفيحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של בדיל, מכיל בדיל, מתכתי (צליל), זול, חסר-ערך‬
n. - ‮קנקן בירה (עגה, אוסטרליה)‬

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