chintzy
pronunciation
How to pronounce chintzy in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɪntsi]
How to pronounce chintzy in American English:
US [ˈtʃɪntsi]
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- Adjective:
- of very poor quality
- embarrassingly stingy
Word Origin
- chintzy (adj.)
- 1851, from chintz + -y (2).
Example
- 1. He had a chintzy felt hat .
- 2. Example : that really was a chintzy present you got him .
- 3. Don 't be so chintzy , the whole evening will only cost you 10 bucks .
- 4. It 's a chintzy hat , you can 't expect it to last for long .
- 5. Forget about the gifts exchange , no gifts exchange are allowed since the union members feel that $ 10.00 is too much money and executives believe $ 10.00 is a little chintzy .