tin|sel|ly

tin|sel|ly
tin|sel|ly «TIHN suh lee», adjective.
1. of or like tinsel.
2. showy without real worth; tawdry.

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  • tin|sel — «TIHN suhl», noun, adjective, verb, seled, sel|ling or (especially British) selled, sel|ling. –n. 1. glittering copper, brass, or some other metal, in thin shee, strips, or threads. Tinsel is used to trim Christmas trees. 2. Figurative. anything… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tin´sel|like´ — tin|sel «TIHN suhl», noun, adjective, verb, seled, sel|ling or (especially British) selled, sel|ling. –n. 1. glittering copper, brass, or some other metal, in thin shee, strips, or threads. Tinsel is used to trim Christmas trees. 2. Figurative.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tin·sel — /ˈtınsəl/ noun [noncount] 1 : thin strips of shiny metal or paper that are used as decoration I like to decorate the Christmas tree with tinsel. 2 : something that seems attractive or appealing but is of little worth He s not attracted to the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tin·sel·town — /ˈtınsəlˌtaʊn/ noun informal used as a name for Hollywood, California young actors seduced by Tinseltown often used before another noun Tinseltown films/stars …   Useful english dictionary

  • sel — an·gus·ti·sel·late; an·sel·mi·an; ba·sel; ba·sel·la; bes·sel; bi·sel·li·um; bo·sel·a·phus; bring·sel; cal·a·bra·sel·la; cap·sel·la; car·rou·sel; cas·sel; cas·sel·mann s; ches·sel; chlam·y·do·sel·a·chus; chrem·sel; clad·o·sel·a·che; coun·sel·able; …   English syllables

  • tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… …   English syllables

  • tinsel — tin·sel …   English syllables

  • tinselly — tin·sel·ly …   English syllables

  • tinselry — tin·sel·ry …   English syllables

  • tinsel — tin•sel [[t]ˈtɪn səl[/t]] n. adj. v. seled, sel•ing (esp. brit.) selled, sel•ling. 1) mel a thin sheet, strip, or thread of glittering metal, paper, or plastic, used to produce a sparkling effect 2) tex a metallic yarn for weaving brocade or lamé …   From formal English to slang

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