Comparative form of chintzy; more cheap-looking, stingy, or of lower quality.
From 'chintzy' (cheap or showy) plus comparative suffix -er. The negative meaning developed in the early 1900s as chintz fabric became mass-produced and associated with gaudy or poor-quality goods.
It's wild that the same fabric that made Indian artisans famous became an insult—'chintzier' shows how things considered exotic luxuries can become symbols of tackiness once they're mass-produced and overdone.
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