chinchy

2 definitions found

chinchy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  chinchy \chinch"y\ (ch[i^]nch"[y^]), adj. [Compar. chinchier
     (ch[i^]n"ch[i^]*[~e]r); superl. chinchiest
     (ch[i^]n"ch[i^]*[e^]st).] [See chinche.]
     same as stingy.
  
     Syn: cheap, chintzy, stingy, chinche.
          [WordNet 1.5]

chinchy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chinchy
      adj 1: embarrassingly stingy [syn: cheap, chinchy,
             chintzy]