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TIGHTFISTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tightfisted mean?
• TIGHTFISTED (adjective)
The adjective TIGHTFISTED has 1 sense:
1. unwilling to part with money
Familiarity information: TIGHTFISTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unwilling to part with money
Synonyms:
closefisted; hardfisted; tightfisted
Similar:
stingy; ungenerous (unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.))
Derivation:
tightfistedness (extreme stinginess)
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