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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
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Words related to tight-fisted

tight, eager, hungry, impatient, rapacious, selfish, greedy, mean, narrow, penny-pinching, skinflint, close, mercenary, saving, chintzy, closefisted, illiberal, mingy, miserly, parsimonious

British Dictionary definitions for tight-fisted

tightfisted
/ (ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd) /
adjective
mean; miserly
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