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Definition of Chintzy
1. Adjective. Of very poor quality; flimsy.
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Inferior
Derivative terms: Bum, Cheapness, Sleaze, Sleaziness
2. Adjective. Embarrassingly stingy.
Definition of Chintzy
1. Adjective. Of or decorated with chintz. ¹
2. Adjective. tastelessly showy; cheap, tacky, or gaudy ¹
3. Adjective. Stingy; excessively reluctant to spend. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chintzy
1. gaudy; cheap [adj CHINTZIER, CHINTZIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chintzy
Literary usage of Chintzy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. That which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day by Richard Dehan (1918)
"In the prettily furnished sitting-room, communicating with her chintzy bedroom,
... She threw off her hat and coat, pitched them down upon the chintzy sofa, ..."
2. Essays and Essay-writing: Based on Atlantic Monthly Models by William Maddux Tanner (1918)
"The little bluebirds of my chintzy curtains will sing and fly for her like the
first gay troubadours of the fence-posts. The hour-glass, up beside Big Ben, ..."
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