different between tacky vs chintzy

English

Etymology 1

tack +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tæki/

• Rhymes: -æki

Adjective

tacky (comparative tackier, superlative tackiest)

1. Of a substance, slightly sticky.

   Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:adhesive

Translations

Etymology 2

Sense “in poor taste” from 1888, from earlier sense meaning shabby or seedy. Also see tackey (“neglected horse”), Southern US colloquialism from 1800s, later extended to people.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tæki/

• Rhymes: -æki

Adjective

tacky (comparative tackier, superlative tackiest)

2. (colloquial) Of low quality.

3. (colloquial) In poor taste.

4. Gaudy or flashy.

   Synonyms: flashy, showy, garish

   • 1967, S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders

     Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls. He was tacky, smart, and Soda's best buddy since grade school.

5. Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress.

   Synonym: dowdy

Derived terms

• ticky-tacky

Translations

Noun

tacky (plural tackies)

1. Alternative form of tackey

Anagrams

• Tyack

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??nt.si/
• Hyphenation: chint?zy

Etymology 1

chintz +? -y.

Adjective

chintzy (comparative chintzier, superlative chintziest)

1. Of or decorated with chintz.
2. (figuratively) Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.

Related terms

• chintz
• chintzware

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

chintzy (comparative chintzier or more chintzy, superlative chintziest or most chintzy)

1. (figuratively) Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:stingy.

Further reading

• chintzy at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Chintz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia