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Chintzy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Of, relating to, or decorated with chintz.

adj. Gaudy; trashy: chintzy merchandise.

adj. Stingy; miserly.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Of or decorated with chintz.

adj. tastelessly showy; cheap, tacky, or gaudy

adj. Stingy; excessively reluctant to spend.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. resembling chintz or decorated with chintz.

adj. of very poor quality.

adj. stingy; miserly.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. embarrassingly stingy

adj. of very poor quality; flimsy

Word Usage

"... etc. I don't know what is comprised under the term chintzy, but it appeared to be a comprehensive one, for the nobleman descanted on the merits of the following patterns among others: --"

Equivalent

stingy ungenerous inferior

Variant

chintziest chintzier

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

bum cheap cheesy crummy punk sleazy tatty tinny chinchy stingy

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