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chintzy (adj.)

1851, from chintz + -y (2). "decorated or covered with chintz," especially in a derogatory extended sense "suburban, unfashionable, petit-bourgeois, cheap; mean, stingy" [OED].

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Definitions of chintzy from WordNet

chintzy (adj.)
of very poor quality; flimsy;
Synonyms: bum / cheap / cheesy / crummy / punk / sleazy / tinny
chintzy (adj.)
embarrassingly stingy;
Synonyms: cheap / chinchy
From wordnet.princeton.edu