Superlative form of 'chinchy,' meaning the most miserly, stingy, or shabby in quality or character.
Superlative form combining 'chintz' with '-y' and '-est.' This represents the highest degree of the negative quality associated with cheap, printed cotton fabric.
If 'chinchier' means stingier, then 'chinchiest' describes someone who counts pennies obsessively—the word itself became an insult, showing how fine fabrics can accidentally become slang for tightwads!
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