chintzier
Showier and cheaper
Chintzier is the comparative form of chintzy, meaning cheaper, tackier, or more miserly.
The word comes from chintz, a printed cotton fabric that once suggested gaudy taste.
Something chintzier looks shoddier or more garish than its comparison: The decorations got chintzier every year.
A chintzier person is stingier: He's even chintzier than his brother when it comes to tipping.
Excessively reluctant to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- penuriousExcessively frugal or poor
- grudgingReluctant, resentful in giving
ungenerous · mean · niggardly · cheeseparing · pinching · close-fisted · scrooge-like · sparing
Weak and easily damaged
- inferiorOf lower rank
- substandardBelow required quality
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- tawdryCheaply ornate and vulgar
second-rate · low-grade · rickety · ramshackle · jerry-built · slipshod · makeshift · crude
Tastelessly ornate
- garishTastelessly showy
- tastelessHaving no flavor
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- kitschyTastelessly popular or sentimental
loud · flashy · showy · ostentatious · overdone · glitzy · cluttered · fussy
Aware of spending limits
- thriftyPrudent with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- bargain-huntingPursuing reduced prices
- cost-cuttingReducing expenditures deliberately
penny-wise · secondhand · pre-owned · cut-rate · budget · clearance
miserly
Excessively reluctant to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- penuriousExcessively frugal or poor
grudging · ungenerous · mean · niggardly · cheeseparing · pinching · close-fisted · scrooge-like · sparing · begrudging
flimsy
Weak and easily damaged
- inferiorOf lower rank
- substandardBelow required quality
- shabbyWorn and neglected
tawdry · second-rate · low-grade · rickety · ramshackle · jerry-built · slipshod · makeshift · crude · mediocre
gaudy
Tastelessly ornate
kitschy · loud · flashy · showy · ostentatious · overdone · glitzy · cluttered · fussy · brash
budget-conscious
Aware of spending limits
- thriftyPrudent with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- bargain-huntingPursuing reduced prices
cost-cutting · penny-wise · secondhand · pre-owned · cut-rate · budget · clearance