chintzy

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chintz·y /ˈtʃɪntsi/ adjectiveadj

1 British EnglishBrETIM covered with chintz 印花棉布面子的

a chintzy sofa

印花棉布面沙发

2 American EnglishAmE informalCHEAP cheap and badly made 廉价劣质的，做工粗糙的 SYN cheap

a chintzy lamp

做工粗糙的台灯

3. GENEROUS# American EnglishAmE informal unwilling to give people things or spend money 小气的，吝啬的 SYN stingy

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chintzy• The hangings were rather chintzy and old-fashioned.• He tucked the chintzy bed cover over his sleeping friend and switched off the light.• Within, there was an atmosphere of chintzy comfort.• We all live in chintzy little boudoir rooms and we can't hang Rothkos on our walls.• At her feet she had a large sack-like bag, made from some kind of chintzy material.• Robyn dumped her holdall on to the floor and sank on to one of the chintzy sofas.• The Economist interviewed him in a chintzy suite at Claridge's.• The car has chintzy uncomfortable seats.• Christina's Cafe tends to be a little chintzy with ingredients.• So why am I so chintzy with the gold stars?

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