English Explanatory Dictionary

chintzy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or decorated with chintz.
  2. Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
adj
  1. Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃɪntsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chintzy.wav

Word forms

chintzy chintzier chintziest more chintzy most chintzy

Etymology

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

Synonyms

garish kitschy shoddy trashy bedizened blatant blingish brash campy catchpenny chichi chintzy corny crass crude flashy flaunting florid flossy froufrou gauche gaudy gay glaring gross gussied up hideous kitsch loud meretricious naff obtrusive ostentatious pizazzy pretentious ritzy raffish schlocky showy snazzy splendiferous tacky tasteless tawdry tinselly too much trinkety unbecoming untasteful vain whorish zesty ass bad base below par bottom-shelf BTEC bum cheap

Related words

chintz chintzware

Derived words

chintzily chintziness unchintzy
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