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closefisted
adjective close·fist·ed \ˈklōs-ˌfis-təd\
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First Known Use of CLOSEFISTED
1608
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- Synonyms
- cheap, chintzy, close, stingy, mean, mingy, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, pinchpenny, spare, sparing, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous
- Antonyms
- bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting
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