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tightfisted
adjective tight·fist·ed \ˈtīt-ˈfis-təd\
: not wanting to give or spend money : stingy or cheap
Full Definition of TIGHTFISTED
: reluctant to part with money
— tight·fist·ed·ness \-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of TIGHTFISTED
1844
Related to TIGHTFISTED
- Synonyms
- cheap, chintzy, close, closefisted, mean, mingy, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, pinchpenny, spare, sparing, stinting, tight, stingy, uncharitable, ungenerous
- Antonyms
- bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting
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