Definitions for chintzy

chintzy chintz·y

Spelling: [chint-see]
IPA: /ˈtʃɪnt si/

Chintzy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 24 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 73 anagrams from letters in chintzy (chintyz).

Definitions for chintzy

adjective

  1. of, like, or decorated with chintz.
  2. cheap, inferior, or gaudy.
  3. stingy; miserly:

Origin of chintzy

1850-55; chintz + -y1; cf. chinchy, which has reinforced figurative senses

Examples for chintzy

"It's odd I should find you here, Mr. Fitzroy," said Mrs. Shaw, settling her rustling skirts on a chintzy chair.

It's chintzy and cozy and old-fashioned looking, yet really it's up to or ahead of date.

She felt oddly perturbed when at last she reached the seclusion of her chintzy bedroom underneath the sloping roof.

We'll keep nearly all this furniture, and add to it chintzy sofas and easy chairs.

The chintzy bedroom under the sloping roof was very still and quiet.

Word Value for chintzy
Scrable

24

Words with friends

24

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