close-fistedadj.

Forms: see close adj. and adv. and fisted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: close adj., fisted adj.

Etymology: < close adj. + fisted adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈclose-ˌfisted.

a. That keeps the hand tightly shut; usually in the figurative sense of: Loath to give, stingy, niggardly, miserly, penurious. The opposite of open-handed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective]

gnedec900

gripplea1000

fastOE

narrow-hearteda1200

narrow?c1225

straitc1290

chinchc1300

nithinga1325

scarcec1330

clama1340

hard1340

scantc1366

sparingc1386

niggardc1400

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niggard-like1567

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handfast1578

envious1580

close-handed1585

hard-handed1587

curmudgeonly1590

parsimonious?1591

costive1594

hidebound1598

penny-pinching1600

penurious1600

strait-handed1600

club-fisted1601

dry-fisted1604

fast-handed1605

fast-fingered1607

close-fisted1608

near1611

scanting1613

carkingc1620

illiberal1623

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hideboundeda1640

clutch-fista1643

clunch-fisted1644

unbounteous1645

hard-fisted1646

purse-bound1652

close1654

stingy1659

tenacious1676

scanty1692

sneaking1696

gripe-handed1698

narrow-souled1699

niggardling1704

snippy1727

unindulgent1742

shabby1766

neargoinga1774

cheesemongering1781

split-farthing1787

save-all1788

picked1790

iron-fisted1794

unhandsome1800

scaly1803

nearbegoing1805

tight1805

nippit1808

nipcheese1819

cumin-splitting1822

partan-handed1823

scrimping1823

scrumptious1823

scrimpy1825

meanly1827

skinny1833

pinchfisted1837

mean1840

tight-fisted1843

screwy1844

stinty1849

cheeseparing1857

skinflinty1886

mouly1904

mingy1911

cheapskate1912

picey1937

tight-assed1961

chintzy1964

tightwad1976

1608 G. Markham & L. Machin Dumbe Knight v. sig. I4^v There is Some too close fisted hardnes in your hearts.

1630 J. Taylor Vertue of Tayle in Wks. ii. 131/2 Close-fisted Niggardize.

1640 Bp. J. Hall Episcopacie i. 28 If any man will be so stiffe, and close-fisted, as to stick at any of them [Postulata], they shall be easily wrung out of his fingers by the force of Reason.

1750 Berkeley Max. conc. Patriotism §22 A carking, griping, closefisted fellow.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 61 The close-fisted in no country must hope to receive much gratuitous Service.

b. quasi-adv. Grudgingly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adverb]

narrowlya1250

feeblyc1290

scarcely1340

straitly1340

strait1390

niggardly?1529

nighly1548

pinchingly1561

close-fisted1575

hard1580

niggishly1580

nearly1591

mincingly1593

costively1598

penuriously1616

neara1625

scantingly1627

parsimoniouslya1634

scrapingly1680

stingily1682

scrimply1690

sneakingly1695

churlishly1875

curmudgeonly1879

skinflintily1899

mingily1958

1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 41 All those..that geue anye thinge geue it cloase fisted, (as the saying is).

Derivatives

ˌcloseˈfistedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun]

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scarcenessa1300

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nithingheada1400

scarcehead1420

nigonryc1430

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straitheadc1450

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niggardnessc1487

nigonshipa1500

niggardise1502

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niggardliness1556

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tenacity1586

Euclionism1599

paring1607

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scant-handednessa1627

closefistedness1631

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strait-handedness1649

penury1651

unbountifulness1660

parsimoniousness1671

penuriousness1672

stinginess1682

closeness1712

illiberalness1727

meanness1755

cheeseparing1834

scrimping1835

churlishness1846

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skinflintism1853

screwiness1856

flint-paring1860

skinflintiness1861

scrimp1864

flint-skinning1873

penny-pinching1895

skimping1898

tight-fistedness1975

1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd ii. 30 Close-fistednes..doth eclypse and darken, whereas..liberality doth gaine.

a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xi. 113 Nothing lesse beseemeth a wealthy man then close-fistednesse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	close-fisted
释义	close-fistedadj. Forms: see close adj. and adv. and fisted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: close adj., fisted adj. Etymology: < close adj. + fisted adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈclose-ˌfisted. a. That keeps the hand tightly shut; usually in the figurative sense of: Loath to give, stingy, niggardly, miserly, penurious. The opposite of open-handed. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] gnedec900 gripplea1000 fastOE narrow-hearteda1200 narrow?c1225 straitc1290 chinchc1300 nithinga1325 scarcec1330 clama1340 hard1340 scantc1366 sparingc1386 niggardc1400 chinchy?1406 retentivea1450 niggardousa1492 niggish1519 unliberal1533 pinching1548 dry1552 nigh1555 niggardly1560 churlish1566 squeamish1566 niggardish1567 niggard-like1567 holding1569 spare1577 handfast1578 envious1580 close-handed1585 hard-handed1587 curmudgeonly1590 parsimonious?1591 costive1594 hidebound1598 penny-pinching1600 penurious1600 strait-handed1600 club-fisted1601 dry-fisted1604 fast-handed1605 fast-fingered1607 close-fisted1608 near1611 scanting1613 carkingc1620 illiberal1623 clutch-fisteda1634 hideboundeda1640 clutch-fista1643 clunch-fisted1644 unbounteous1645 hard-fisted1646 purse-bound1652 close1654 stingy1659 tenacious1676 scanty1692 sneaking1696 gripe-handed1698 narrow-souled1699 niggardling1704 snippy1727 unindulgent1742 shabby1766 neargoinga1774 cheesemongering1781 split-farthing1787 save-all1788 picked1790 iron-fisted1794 unhandsome1800 scaly1803 nearbegoing1805 tight1805 nippit1808 nipcheese1819 cumin-splitting1822 partan-handed1823 scrimping1823 scrumptious1823 scrimpy1825 meanly1827 skinny1833 pinchfisted1837 mean1840 tight-fisted1843 screwy1844 stinty1849 cheeseparing1857 skinflinty1886 mouly1904 mingy1911 cheapskate1912 picey1937 tight-assed1961 chintzy1964 tightwad1976 1608 G. Markham & L. Machin Dumbe Knight v. sig. I4^v There is Some too close fisted hardnes in your hearts. 1630 J. Taylor Vertue of Tayle in Wks. ii. 131/2 Close-fisted Niggardize. 1640 Bp. J. Hall Episcopacie i. 28 If any man will be so stiffe, and close-fisted, as to stick at any of them [Postulata], they shall be easily wrung out of his fingers by the force of Reason. 1750 Berkeley Max. conc. Patriotism §22 A carking, griping, closefisted fellow. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 61 The close-fisted in no country must hope to receive much gratuitous Service. b. quasi-adv. Grudgingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adverb] narrowlya1250 feeblyc1290 scarcely1340 straitly1340 strait1390 niggardly?1529 nighly1548 pinchingly1561 close-fisted1575 hard1580 niggishly1580 nearly1591 mincingly1593 costively1598 penuriously1616 neara1625 scantingly1627 parsimoniouslya1634 scrapingly1680 stingily1682 scrimply1690 sneakingly1695 churlishly1875 curmudgeonly1879 skinflintily1899 mingily1958 1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 41 All those..that geue anye thinge geue it cloase fisted, (as the saying is). Derivatives ˌcloseˈfistedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] fastship?c1225 scarcenessa1300 scarcity1340 niggardyc1390 nithingheada1400 scarcehead1420 nigonryc1430 niggardship?a1439 pinching1440 straitheadc1450 straitnessc1460 niggard cheap1463 niggardnessc1487 nigonshipa1500 niggardise1502 niggishness1519 niggardliness1556 parsimony1561 illiberality1581 nearness1584 tenacity1586 Euclionism1599 paring1607 servilitya1610 niggeralitya1612 scanting1625 scant-handednessa1627 closefistedness1631 niggardess1632 close-handedness1646 strait-handedness1649 penury1651 unbountifulness1660 parsimoniousness1671 penuriousness1672 stinginess1682 closeness1712 illiberalness1727 meanness1755 cheeseparing1834 scrimping1835 churlishness1846 screwing1848 skinflintism1853 screwiness1856 flint-paring1860 skinflintiness1861 scrimp1864 flint-skinning1873 penny-pinching1895 skimping1898 tight-fistedness1975 1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd ii. 30 Close-fistednes..doth eclypse and darken, whereas..liberality doth gaine. a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xi. 113 Nothing lesse beseemeth a wealthy man then close-fistednesse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). > as lemmas close-fisted b. In combination with some defining prefix, as close-fisted, clumsy-fisted: see those words. Also hard-fisted adj. extracted from fistedadj. < adj.1575 as lemmas
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close-fistedadj.

Derivatives

> as lemmas