tight-fisted

[ tahyt-fis-tid ]

/ ˈtaɪtˈfɪs tɪd /

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adjective

parsimonious; stingy; tight.

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

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Example sentences from the Web for tight-fisted

Folks say I'm tight-fisted—that I'm a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, clutching miser.
A Christmas Carol|C. Z. Barnett
I hate to have you pay unjust extortions out of the mere pittance your tight-fisted old father allows you.'
Somewhere in Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson
"I am Mr. Smith, and I have heard that I am called 'tight-fisted' in the neighborhood," he replied, with a smile.
Diddie, Dumps & Tot|Louise-Clarke Pyrnelle
Only they would rather have died than have applied to the Lorilleuxs, for they knew they were too tight-fisted.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola

She did make the tight-fisted one pay up eventually, but months were to elapse before that desirable consummation was reached.
Mary-'Gusta|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for tight-fisted

tightfisted

/ (ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd) /

adjective

mean; miserly

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单词	tight-fisted
释义	tight-fisted [ tahyt-fis-tid ] / ˈtaɪtˈfɪs tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tight-fisted ON THESAURUS.COM adjective parsimonious; stingy; tight. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tight-fisted Folks say I'm tight-fisted—that I'm a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, clutching miser. A Christmas Carol\|C. Z. Barnett I hate to have you pay unjust extortions out of the mere pittance your tight-fisted old father allows you.' Somewhere in Red Gap\|Harry Leon Wilson "I am Mr. Smith, and I have heard that I am called 'tight-fisted' in the neighborhood," he replied, with a smile. Diddie, Dumps & Tot\|Louise-Clarke Pyrnelle Only they would rather have died than have applied to the Lorilleuxs, for they knew they were too tight-fisted. L'Assommoir\|Emile Zola She did make the tight-fisted one pay up eventually, but months were to elapse before that desirable consummation was reached. Mary-'Gusta\|Joseph C. Lincoln British Dictionary definitions for tight-fisted tightfisted / (ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd) / adjective mean; miserly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tight-fisted selfish, greedy, tight, rapacious, hungry, impatient, eager, close, penny-pinching, mercenary, niggard, saving, mean, narrow, skinflint, miserly, parsimonious, penurious, stingy, mingy
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tight-fisted

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Origin of tight-fisted

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