ケチくさい

i-adjective

stingy; cheap; tight-fisted

Describes a person who is unwilling to spend money or share resources, often with a negative connotation.

• 彼かれはケチくさいから、絶ぜっ対たいにおごってくれない。

  He's so stingy he'd never treat us.

• そんなケチくさいこと言いわないで、少すこしは出だしてよ。

  Don't be so cheap—chip in a little.

i-adjective

narrow-minded; petty; mean-spirited

Refers to a small-minded, ungenerous attitude, not just about money but about behavior or thinking.

• あの人ひとのケチくさい考かんがえ方かたにはうんざりする。

  I'm fed up with his petty way of thinking.

• そんなケチくさいことで怒おこるなよ。

  Don't get mad over such a petty thing.

i-adjective

shabby; poor-looking; cheap-looking

Describes the appearance of something that looks cheap, shabby, or of poor quality.

• この服ふく、ケチくさいデザインだね。

  This outfit has a cheap-looking design, doesn't it?

• 部屋へやがケチくさい感かんじで落おち着つかない。

  The room feels shabby and I can't relax.