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tinnily en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English tinny Middle English -ly English -ly English tinnily From tinny + -ly.

Meanings

  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

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more tinnily Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most tinnily Degree=Sup lexicographic