chintzy

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈt͡ʃɪntsi/    美 /ˈt͡ʃɪntsi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or decorated with chintz.
    — This time she showed him into her living room instead of the kitchen. It was a little chintzier than it would have been if she'd actually owned the place, but he seemed to like it and sank comfortably into a loose-covered, old-fashioned, square-cornered sofa.
  2. Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy. figuratively
    — Is there a place for being prudent, frugal, and thrifty with the one we love in marriage? Sure. But only when careful ways are outweighed by generosity to overflowing. […] Think of a time when you were being a bit more chintzy with your partner than you needed to be. What was the result and was it worth it?
  3. Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky. figuratively
    — "Tea!" she said in a tiny voice. / "Wake up! It's nearly five." / Oh! Chintzy, chintzy cheeriness, / Half dead and half alive.

词形变化

chintzier comparative chintziest superlative chintzier comparative more chintzy comparative chintziest superlative most chintzy superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
chintzily chintziness unchintzy
相关词
chintz chintzware

词源

词源 1
From chintz + -y, from Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ).
词源 2
From earlier chinchy, from Middle English chynchy (“miserly, stingy”), from Middle English chinche (“stingy, miserly; miser”) + -y.
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