Meaning & use
chintzy
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Cheap and gaudy in appearance, or, informally, stingy with money.
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The motel room was decorated with chintzy curtains and plastic furniture.
He got a reputation as chintzy after refusing to tip the delivery driver.
A note on using this word
The word derives from "chintz," a printed cotton fabric once seen as showy and low-quality; today it's used both for cheap-looking items and for miserly behavior.
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