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- [tahyt fist]
- /taɪt fɪst/
- /taɪt fɪ.stɪd/
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- [tahyt fist]
- /taɪt fɪst/
Definitions of tight-fisted word
- adjective tight-fisted parsimonious; stingy; tight. 1
- adjective tight-fisted If you describe someone as tight-fisted, you disapprove of them because they are unwilling to spend money. 0
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Origin of tight-fisted
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tight-fisted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tight-fisted popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for tight-fisted
adj tight-fisted
- closefisted — stingy
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- greedy — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- in-satiable — not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.
- insatiate — insatiable: insatiate greed.
adjective tight-fisted
- craving — an intense desire or longing
- esurient — Hungry or greedy.
- gobbling — Present participle of gobble.
- gormandizing — Present participle of gormandize.
- gulping — Present participle of gulp.
Antonyms for tight-fisted
adj tight-fisted
- at large — You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.
- at leisure — having free time for ease, relaxation, etc
- at liberty — free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
- autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
- chargeless — without charge; of no cost
adjective tight-fisted
- giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
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