tinnier; tinniest
1
: thin in tone
a tinny voice
3
: of, abounding in, or yielding tin
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However, all are treated equally by the professional staff and even arrivals such as ours, in tinny hire cars, are whisked into the sleek entrance of the minimalist white building.
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Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
The ice-dancing duo is fortunate to have the space to themselves—no tinny arena music to block out, no playing tag team with other skaters for the chance to run through their programs.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Users can now talk to Figure 03 naturally, without the tinny distortion common in voice assistants.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The power of the human voice, even transcribed imperfectly onto magnetic tape and played over a tinny speaker, was life-changing.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
The ice-dancing duo is fortunate to have the space to themselves—no tinny arena music to block out, no playing tag team with other skaters for the chance to run through their programs.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Users can now talk to Figure 03 naturally, without the tinny distortion common in voice assistants.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The power of the human voice, even transcribed imperfectly onto magnetic tape and played over a tinny speaker, was life-changing.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Tinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinny. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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