chintzy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Of or decorated with chintz.

   “This time she showed him into her living room instead of the kitchen. It was a little chintzier than it would have been if she'd actually owned the place, but he seemed to like it and sank comfortably into a loose-covered, old-fashioned, square-cornered sofa.”

2. sıfat Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.

   “"Tea!" she said in a tiny voice. / "Wake up! It's nearly five." / Oh! Chintzy, chintzy cheeriness, / Half dead and half alive.”

3. sıfat Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.

   “They were sitting at the kitchen table. There was a fizzy pop as her father opened a can of ginger ale for Mr. Cooper. Store brand, of course. Lately everything was generic. Not that it mattered to any of them, only Ruth, who said it was just the chintziest way to live.”