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单词 pinchfisted
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pinchfistedadj.

Brit. /ˈpɪn(t)ʃfɪstᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpɪn(t)ʃˌfɪstᵻd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinch- comb. form, fisted adj.
Etymology: < pinch- comb. form + fisted adj. Compare earlier close-fisted adj. and pinch fist n.
Mean, miserly.
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the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective]
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gripplea1000
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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
1837 Bombay Gaz. 23 Oct. 3/2 And when forced into the expression of an opinion they accompanied their slow approval with most difficult conditions, and measured out their support with a most pitiful and pinchfisted economy.
1867 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. Oct. 636 As hearty and liberal as they were once cold and pinchfisted.
1952 Chambers's Jrnl. June 375/1 We were each supplied with a tin of milk every three weeks, and a careful cheeseparing pinch-fisted son of the sea might make his last that time.
1990 Forbes FYI 26 Nov. 50/1 Budget Director Richard Darman is uncommonly pinchfisted; his shirts are frayed, his trouser cuffs are falling, his wristwatch is a black plastic Casio.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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