chinchy

See also: chintzy

English

Etymology

From Middle English chynchy (“miserly, stingy”), from Middle English chinche (“stingy, miserly; miser”) +‎ -y.

Adjective

chinchy (comparative chinchier, superlative chinchiest)

  1. Alternative spelling of chintzy
    I consider stingy as a corruption of a very old word, rather than a low expression; and that word is chinchy. "The rich chinchy grede", Chaucer.
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