adjective
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of, resembling, or covered with chintz
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informal typical of the decor associated with the use of chintz soft furnishings, as in a country cottage
Etymology
Origin of chintzy
First recorded in 1850–55; chintz + -y 1; chinchy, which has reinforced figurative senses
Example Sentences
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As much as I honor the Sportback’s super-clean aero efficiency of 0.24 Cd, this presentation comes dangerously close to chintzy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
The Matt Gaetz Show is many things: chintzy, low-rent, reactionary.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2025
What he presents in the first half is cringeworthy: a chintzy and cheesy playacting of the chaos, with any discussion of the issues.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
But a lot of the contemporary work here is chintzy or schematic, and in going for quantity over quality, the show’s second half feels a bit like … a tide crashing over you.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
The chintzy chair is nice and roomy, and I don’t resist pulling my legs up into it.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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