/chint"see/ , adj., chintzier, chintziest .
1. of, like, or decorated with chintz.
2. cheap, inferior, or gaudy.
3. stingy; miserly: a chintzy way to entertain guests.
[ 1850-55; CHINTZ + -Y 1 ; cf. CHINCHY, which has reinforced figurative senses ]
Syn. 3. cheap, close, niggardly, stinting.