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 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 These feel ornate but not stuffy, floral but not chintzy. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 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 question should be how technology can make returning it cheap enough that the government no longer has an excuse.
    — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The company on Tuesday introduced an upgrade to its cheaper, mid-tier GPT-6 Sol model.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheap
Adjective
  • Nick wants to be careful about their firm’s spending, but Serena reminds him that Cathcarts has every resource at its disposal.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Iranian regime will need to be careful before launching such an attack, or even before undertaking lesser forms of escalation.
    — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of careful
Adjective
  • The catch, as ever with relatively inexpensive electric motorcycles, is that specifications aren't the same thing as a ride experience.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Daffodil bulbs are fairly inexpensive – why not try or add some this year?
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of inexpensive
Adjective
  • So unlike selfish actions, selfless acts of kindness have a real and lasting basis.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026
  • No one, in my opinion, comes close to this selfish, foul-mouthed and stupid showman.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of selfish
Adjective
  • No reasonable person looking at her case would have called her a threat to anyone.
    — Don Bacon, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Defense lawyer Dameka Davis told the jury prosecutors failed at the first task of a murder trial — to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim was dead.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of reasonable
Adjective
  • 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
  • The already rich reap the most, though the thin spreading of payments means the payouts are relatively miserly for the game’s elite.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of miserly
Adjective
  • Ananias Ocampo, 82, has been able to remain in the neighborhood through an affordable housing program for older adults.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Kate Middleton has become famed for her ability to mix high-end and affordable brands—as well as her ability to effortlessly swap between elevated red carpet looks and surprisingly relaxed ensembles.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of affordable
Adjective
  • Plus, no other app is as ungenerous with unblurred photos as eharmony.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • Bad motives are easy to find Sometimes ungenerous motives can help people to be generous.
    — Mark Schroeder, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
Definition of ungenerous

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“Chintzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chintzy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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