tin-eared

adjective

Having a tin ear; tone-deaf.

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Meanings

adjectivetin-eared (comparative more tin-eared, superlative most tin-eared)

comparative more tin-eared · superlative most tin-eared

  1. Having a tin ear; tone-deaf.

    But Trump’s pursuit of his political vendettas in a presidency increasingly revolving around personal goals, expensive legacy projects and tin-eared economic messaging is going to cause a headache for the GOP.

    2026 May 18, Stephen Collinson, “Trump’s vendettas deliver, but at what cost to the GOP?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 May 2026

Origin

From tin ear + -ed.

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APA

tin-eared. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin-eared

MLA

“tin-eared.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin-eared. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tin-eared,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin-eared.

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