chintzy

adjective

ˈchin(t)-sē How to pronounce chintzy (audio)
Definition of chintzynext
1
as in cheap
costing little for the party I want chintzy plates that we can throw away afterward

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2
as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible her husband can be pretty chintzy when it comes to buying gifts for others

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Recent Examples of chintzy The sounds are chintzy and soaked in reverb, like a mawkish ’80s ballad rewritten from memory, and the whole thing slowly falls apart and fades out like an old track by the Field. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026 This isn't your chintzy golf club with lawn chairs and marble fountains. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 This new Cannon offering, filled with chintzy special effects, a ludicrous story line and campy performances, will likely bore adults but have the kiddies clamoring for more. — Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026 These are not pretty, chintzy designs referencing a pastoral idyll. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chintzy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chintzy
  1. cheap
  2. careful
  3. inexpensive
  4. selfish
  5. reasonable
  6. miserly
  7. affordable
  8. ungenerous
Adjective
  • The surge provided Mexican extruders with cheap aluminum from distorted markets, producing plant closures, layoffs and lost investment throughout the American aluminum extrusion industry.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • But short of such a turn — short of a bunch of other, cheaper states all but abandoning their programs — the legislature and the industry need to figure out more innovative solutions than just tinkering with credits around the margins.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of cheap
Adjective
  • This may reduce duplication, although temporary processing, logging, vendors and model-provider retention policies still need careful review.
    — Steve Dawson, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • That flexibility could benefit experiments and sensitive equipment requiring careful handling after landing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of careful
Adjective
  • Shoppers, Wu observed, are no longer satisfied with a brand simply being new, foreign or inexpensive.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Keep this in mind especially when buying inexpensive kitchen gadgets or unfamiliar products online.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of inexpensive
Adjective
  • Anyone see any think pieces about how Reese is being selfish?
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The film follows an authoritarian regime who have set up a kind of survival game to choose the most selfish (and therefore best) soccer striker from 300 candidates, with the ultimate aim of winning Japan the World Cup.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of selfish
Adjective
  • March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Aries March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of reasonable
Adjective
  • When not making inflammatory political statements, United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe is committed to a miserly mantra of cost-saving prudence.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The plot involves two sons of rich, miserly fathers in love with girls their fathers will never approve of and what happens when the fathers’ devious servants decide to give the boys a hand.
    — Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026
Definition of miserly
Adjective
  • But the field of presidential contenders is wide open, and the diversified party will likely need to unite around a concrete plan to make life more affordable for everyday Americans.
    — Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Bottoms ran her campaign focusing on inflation, the war in Iran, and the need for affordable health care.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of affordable
Adjective
  • In my own cautionary tale, Sister needs redemption as much as Scrooge does; events of the past have made her bitter, ungenerous, and generally no fun to be around.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Despite recent increases, the state pension is relatively ungenerous, though Britons do have good private pensions.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of ungenerous

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“Chintzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chintzy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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