chintzily

9.9

To act in a cheap way by not spending much money

adverb
/ˈʧɪnt͡sɪli/

: de manera tacaña

The hostess decorated the party chintzily, using only paper plates and plastic cups.

Examples

He tipped the waiter chintzily despite the excellent service.
Their wedding gifts were chosen chintzily, with little thought or expense.
He decorated his apartment chintzily to save money.
The gifts were wrapped chintzily in old newspaper.
The hostess decorated the party chintzily, using only paper plates and plastic cups.
Their wedding gifts were chosen chintzily, with little thought or expense.
He tipped the waiter chintzily despite the excellent service.

Synonyms

stingily

vschintzily

1 8.4

To give or spend very little without wanting to

is excessive frugality rather than merely reluctant spending

meanly

vschintzily

7.5

In a poor way that gives little comfort or care

is about cheap excessive frugality rather than low quality

Antonyms

generously

49 2.0

In a way that gives more money or help than expected

lavishly

11 5.6

In a very rich and generous way using a lot of money

How Stingy

chintzily

9.9

stingily

1 8.4

frugally

3 4.4

generously

49 2.0

Surface Forms

chintzily positive

Morphology

chintzily = chintzy (transparent) = chintz + y + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'chintzy'; the meaning is directly predictable from the adjective.

Etymology

Chintzily comes from chintz, a brightly printed cotton cloth that came from India, and because such cloth was often used for cheap, showy items the word chintzy came to mean 'cheap' or 'stingy'. So, to act chintzily is to behave in a stingy, cheap way.