Chintz - Wikipedia Chintz designs are derived from the style of Indian designs themselves reflecting Mughal art A white base with floral and animal prints are its basic characteristics Unglazed calico was traditionally called "cretonne"
Chintzy - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline chintzy (adj ) 1851, from chintz + -y (2) "decorated or covered with chintz," especially in a derogatory extended sense "suburban, unfashionable, petit-bourgeois, cheap; mean, stingy" [OED]
The Grammarphobia Blog: How ‘chintz’ became ‘chintzy’ The adjective “chintzy” began appearing in the 19th century, according to the dictionary’s citations The OED defines it as “decorated or covered with chintz; suggestive of a pattern in chintz ”
chintzy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective chintzy (comparative chintzier or more chintzy, superlative chintziest or most chintzy) (figuratively) Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy Synonyms: see Thesaurus: stingy