"chinchy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: chinchier [comparative], chinchiest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English chynchy (“miserly, stingy”), from Middle English chinche (“stingy, miserly; miser”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chynchy|t=miserly, stingy}} Middle English chynchy (“miserly, stingy”), {{der|en|enm|chinche|t=stingy, miserly; miser}} Middle English chinche (“stingy, miserly; miser”), {{suf|en||-y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} chinchy (comparative chinchier, superlative chinchiest)
  1. Alternative spelling of chintzy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chintzy
    Sense id: en-chinchy-en-adj-Jpw4eolT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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