chintzy
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8.8
- adjective
- /ˈtʃɪn.tzi/
- Informal
:
tacaño
- How chintzy can you get!
Examples
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I wasn't going to be chintzy on soil," says Robison.
Blog text (1) -
Prince Prince of prize fights and foxhunts and Morris carpet and chintzy wallpaper.
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I thought she was just being chintzy with the party favors.
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"Oh, don't be so chintzy," George said.
Fiction book (2000) -
Next, I'll have to buy them a Steinway, and the chintzy bastards at the bank will say, "Can't they learn to play the kazoo?"
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The decorations for the event looked chintzy, as if they were made from cheap materials.
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Her chintzy gift of a single cookie was disappointing after all the effort I put into my present.
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Everyone noticed how chintzy the restaurant was with their portions, serving tiny amounts of food.
Synonyms
199
6.5
Not willing to spend money even when needed
68
4.3
Showy in a cheap way that looks bad
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4.6
Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card
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5.2
Not willing to spend money or give help to others
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7.9
Not willing to spend or give money even when they have enough
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9.9
A person who is unwilling to spend money and avoids buying things
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9.1
A thing that is cheap and badly made and shows little taste
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8.0
A person who does not like to spend money
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7.5
A strong unwillingness to spend money
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9.9
Unwilling to spend money, even for small things
Not willing to spend money or share costs
Not willing to spend money, even for small things
Not willing to spend money even when they have it
Not willing to spend or share money
Not willing to give or share things, especially money
Unwilling to give money or things
Antonyms
Compounds
How Stingy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chintzy later also came to mean 'stingy' or 'cheap with money'. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine a person who always chooses the cheapest, low-quality option — that unwillingness to spend is what being chintzy feels like.