Synonyms for chintzy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : chint-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪnt si


Définition of chintzy

Origin :
  • 1851, from chintz + -y (2).
  • adj cheap-looking
Example sentences :
  • She felt oddly perturbed when at last she reached the seclusion of her chintzy bedroom underneath the sloping roof.
  • Extract from : « The Lamp of Fate » by Margaret Pedler
  • "It's odd I should find you here, Mr. Fitzroy," said Mrs. Shaw, settling her rustling skirts on a chintzy chair.
  • Extract from : « The Invader » by Margaret L. Woods
  • It's chintzy and cozy and old-fashioned looking, yet really it's up to or ahead of date.
  • Extract from : « The Lightning Conductor Discovers America » by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
  • The chintzy bedroom under the sloping roof was very still and quiet.
  • Extract from : « The Lamp of Fate » by Margaret Pedler
  • We'll keep nearly all this furniture, and add to it chintzy sofas and easy chairs.
  • Extract from : « Abington Abbey » by Archibald Marshall

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