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Chintzy

//ˈt͡ʃɪntsi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or decorated with chintz.

    "This time she showed him into her living room instead of the kitchen. It was a little chintzier than it would have been if she'd actually owned the place, but he seemed to like it and sank comfortably into a loose-covered, old-fashioned, square-cornered sofa."

  2. 2
    Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy. figuratively

    "Is there a place for being prudent, frugal, and thrifty with the one we love in marriage? Sure. But only when careful ways are outweighed by generosity to overflowing. […] Think of a time when you were being a bit more chintzy with your partner than you needed to be. What was the result and was it worth it?"

  3. 3
    Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky. figuratively

    ""Tea!" she said in a tiny voice. / "Wake up! It's nearly five." / Oh! Chintzy, chintzy cheeriness, / Half dead and half alive."

Adjective
  1. 1
    embarrassingly stingy wordnet
  2. 2
    of very poor quality; flimsy wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From chintz + -y, from Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ).

Etymology 2

From earlier chinchy, from Middle English chynchy (“miserly, stingy”), from Middle English chinche (“stingy, miserly; miser”) + -y.

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