close-fisted

British  

/ ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd /

adjective

1. very careful with money; mean

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Other Word Forms

• close-fistedness
  noun

Example Sentences

Washington was accused of being close-fisted, but some one takes the ground that a man must close his fist if there is something in it that others were seeking by illegitimate means to get.

From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon

In fact, his appearance was quite the reverse of pleasing, but he was an honest, close-fisted man, I dare say.’ 

From Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

He was a close-fisted, mysterious old fellow, and—well, I decided to get out.

From The Boys of the Wireless by Webster, Frank V.

Hard′-fist′ed, having hard or strong fists or hands: close-fisted: niggardly; Hard′-fought, sorely contested; Hard′-gott′en, obtained with difficulty; Hard′-grained, having a close firm grain: uninviting.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

He is accus'd of being close-fisted, and of dissuading the Elector from giving Gratuities; but 'tis agreed that he is very charitable to the Poor.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von