chintzily
Adverb: - In a stingy or miserly manner: Describes an action done with excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources. - In a cheap or gaudy manner, resembling chintz fabric: Describes something done with poor taste, appearing cheap, showy, or overly ornate in a vulgar way.
The adverb "chintzily" modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to describe how an action is performed. It primarily conveys a negative judgment about being ungenerous or tasteless. - It describes the manner of an action related to spending or appearance. - It is a formal and somewhat rare word.
- In a stingy manner:
- The billionaire hosted the party chintzily, serving only water and crackers.
- He tipped the waiter chintzily, despite the excellent service.
- In a cheap, gaudy manner:
- The room was decorated chintzily, with bright, mismatched patterns everywhere.
- She was dressed chintzily in sequins and polyester.
- Comparative and Superlative Forms: "chintzily" (base), "more chintzily" (comparative), "most chintzily" (superlative).
- Of all the donors, he gave most chintzily.
- The second boutique was decorated even more chintzily than the first.
- Chintzy (adjective):
- Stingy; miserly. He has a chintzy attitude toward charity.
- Cheap, gaudy, and in poor taste. The hotel lobby was full of chintzy furniture.
- Chintz (noun): A usually glazed printed cotton fabric, often with bright, floral patterns, which gave rise to the adjective's meaning of being showy and cheap.
- Stingily: In a meanly unwilling way to give or spend.
- Miserly: In a manner characteristic of a person who hoards wealth.
- Gaudily: In a showy, bright, and tasteless way.
- Tackily: In a style that lacks good taste or quality; cheaply.
- Generously: In a willing and liberal manner.
- Lavishly: In a sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious manner.
- Elegantly: In a tastefully refined and dignified manner.
The word "chintzily" carries two distinct negative connotations: 1. The primary and most common meaning relates to stinginess with money. 2. The secondary meaning relates to aesthetic cheapness, deriving from the fabric "chintz," which was sometimes considered garish or vulgar. This usage often implies something is overly ornate yet of poor quality.
- in a stingy manner
- their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily