chintzy

Chintzware, pottery decorated with a chintz pattern

Meaning

Adjective

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

Origin

From chintz + -y.
From earlier chinchy, from Middle English chynchy, from Middle English chinche --y.

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