chintzy

/ˈtʃɪntsi/
adjective
  1. Cheap, poorly made, or of low quality; showing a lack of care or expense.
    • He bought a chintzy watch that stopped working after two days.
    • The hotel room was chintzy, with thin towels and a lumpy mattress.
    • The decorations looked chintzy, like they came from a discount store.
  2. Stingy or unwilling to spend money; miserly.
    • My boss is so chintzy that he won't buy new office chairs even though the old ones are broken.
    • Her chintzy uncle gave her only five dollars for her birthday.
    • Don't be chintzy with the tip; the waiter worked hard.
  3. Decorated with or resembling chintz fabric; having a floral or old-fashioned pattern.
    • She wore a chintzy dress that looked like it belonged in a grandmother's closet.
    • The living room had chintzy curtains with big pink roses.
    • The sofa was covered in chintzy floral upholstery.
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