tight-fisted

[ tahyt-fis-tid ]

/ ˈtaɪtˈfɪs tɪd /

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adjective

parsimonious; stingy; tight.

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Origin of tight-fisted

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby tight-fisted

tight-assed, tighten, tight end, tighten one's belt, tighten the screws, tight-fisted, tightfitting, tight five, tight forward, tight head, tight junction

How to use tight-fisted in a sentence

And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.
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Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.
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Weirich said whenever she saw Fox, she was wearing something too tight.
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Major League Baseball, though, is still being tight-lipped about what the end of the embargo might mean for the sport.
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Missy also gets a bit tight-lipped when it comes to her personal life.
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"It's always the way with them," sighed Miss Grains, who suffered from a complication of romantic tendency and very tight stays.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
She took to staring out across the grounds again, and one hand drew up slowly till it was doubled into a tight-shut little fist.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It is a very simple plan, and will be perfectly tight; it is by restoring an equilibrium on both sides of the piston.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Before that time we always put rope-yarn between the lap of the boiler-plates to make the seams tight.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for tight-fisted

tightfisted

/ (ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd) /