embarrassingly stingy
adjective (modifies a noun)
chintzier
chintziest
"chintz" + "-y": from the sleazy quality of some chintz fabrics
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tightfisted or miserly (3 of 243 words, pronunciation)
[middle United States, southern United States] stingy; miserly; cheap. (9 of 15 words, pronunciation)
Stingy; tightfisted; cheap. (3 of 14 words)
glazed calico cloths printed with flowers and other patterns in different colours. Unglazed calico is called "cretonne". The word calico is derived from the name of the Indian city Calicut to which it had a manufacturing association. Chintz was... (39 of 664 words, 7 images)
decorated with or as if with chintz | "gaudy", "cheap" ; "stingy" (11 of 128 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
covered or decorated with chintz ; too colourful and in poor taste | [United States, informal] cheap and badly made | [United States, informal] ... (22 of 60 words, 3 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
decorated with a lot of chintz (6 of 20 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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(of things) cheap and of low quality, or (of people) not willing to spend money (15 of 46 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
[British] of, like, or decorated with chintz | brightly colourful but gaudy and tasteless. | [North American, informal] cheap and of poor quality | ... (21 of 44 words, 4 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
like chintz | [United States, informal] cheap, stingy, mean, petty, etc. (10 of 23 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
Of or decorated with chintz. | tastelessly showy; cheap, tacky, or gaudy | Stingy; excessively reluctant to spend. (16 of 17 words, 3 definitions)
cheap | miserly (2 of 30 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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Origin: "chintz" + "-y": from the sleazy quality of some chintz fabrics
First use: 1851
Origin: "chintz" + "-y" (2).
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First use: 1719
Origin: plural of chint (1610s), from Hindi chint, from Sanskrit chitra-s "clear, bright" (compare "cheetah"). The plural (the more ... (19 of 64 etymology words)
Origin: chintz + -y
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Origin: Hindi छींट (chīṅṭ).
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Origin: Middle English -y, -i, from Old English -iġ ("-y, -ic", suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-īgaz ("-y, ... | Middle English and Scots | Anglo-Norman, Middle French, and Romanian -ie and -e, from Latin -ia, ... (31 of 82 etymology words)
Origin: Alteration of "chintzy".
First use: Early 20th century
Origin: obsolete chinch "miser" from Old French chiche "miserly"
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