tight-fisted
[tahyt-fis-tid]
adjective
parsimonious; stingy; tight.
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RELATED WORDS
selfish, greedy, tight, rapacious, hungry, impatient, eager, close, penny-pinching, mercenary, niggard, saving, mean, narrow, skinflint, miserly, parsimonious, penurious, stingy, mingy
Origin of tight-fisted
First recorded in 1835–45
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Examples from the Web for tight-fisted
Historical Examples of tight-fisted
Oh, but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge!
Christmas-TideElizabeth Harrison
Unfortunately, he was tight-fisted, and the mother pleaded in vain.
An Englishman in ParisAlbert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam
Tight-fisted where the money is, sir, but—that's Scotch, you know.
The Riddle of the Spinning WheelMary E. Hanshew
For many years he has had an enviable record as a tight-fisted, hard-headed administrator of these important funds.
The Great Gray PlagueRaymond F. Jones
Folks say I'm tight-fisted—that I'm a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, clutching miser.
A Christmas CarolC. Z. Barnett