Tinselly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɪnsəli/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tinselly is an adjective meaning Resembling or adorned with tinsel.
Meaning
Resembling or adorned with tinsel.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Gaudy, superficial; offering attraction without depth.
Example Sentences
She was a light-skinned girl of frail and tinselly beauty […]
Christmas decorations clung to the light poles lining the street — green, red, and white tinselly creations: snowmen, Santas, reindeer, candy canes.
...the insurance money his death would provide might help his sons to become the tinselly images of a perfect salesman he had so foolishly hoped to be […]
Synonyms for tinselly
Depending on context, synonyms include adorned, clinquant, decorated, tinseled.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include adorned, decorated, clinquant, tinseled, tinsely, tinsellike.
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