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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
chinchy \chinch"y\ (ch[i^]nch"[y^]), adjective [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]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
chinchy
adjective: embarrassingly stingy [syn: {cheap}, {chintzy}]
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