chintzy
Tawdry and stingy
Chintzy means cheap, stingy, or tastelessly showy.
The word comes from chintz, a printed cotton fabric once associated with gaudy, inexpensive décor.
A chintzy gift disappoints with its obvious cheapness: He gave her some chintzy earrings from the airport gift shop.
A chintzy person is unwilling to spend money: Don't be so chintzy—tip the guy.
Vulgar or slightly sticky
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- shabbyWorn and neglected
trashy · low-quality · inferior · second-rate · schlocky · junky · cheesy · crummy
High in volume
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- vulgarCrude or indecent
brash · glaring · jarring · clashing · overdone · ostentatious · tasteless · kitschy
Excessively reluctant to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- cheapskateStingy person
niggardly · ungenerous · mean · grudging · scrimping · skinflint · penurious · tight
Of or like blooms
- printedTransferred to paper
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- fabricWoven or knit material
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
upholstery · curtains · slipcovers · Victorian · bedspread · drapery · cushions · furnishing
tacky
Vulgar or slightly sticky
shabby · trashy · low-quality · inferior · second-rate · schlocky · junky · cheesy · crummy · dime-store
loud
High in volume
vulgar · brash · glaring · jarring · clashing · overdone · ostentatious · tasteless · kitschy · busy
miserly
Excessively reluctant to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
cheapskate · niggardly · ungenerous · mean · grudging · scrimping · skinflint · penurious · tight · closefisted
floral
Of or like blooms
glazed · upholstery · curtains · slipcovers · Victorian · bedspread · drapery · cushions · furnishing · pattern
- stinginessstinginess, miserliness, miserly, penny-pinching, stingy
- Kitschkitsch, kitschy, tacky, gaudy, garish
chintzyelegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
luxurious · high-quality · classy · deluxe · sumptuous
chintzygenerous
Willing to give freely
lavish · liberal · bountiful · munificent · openhanded