tightfisted

tight-fist·ed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahyt-fis-tid]
- /ˈtaɪtˈfɪs tɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahyt-fis-tid]
- /ˈtaɪtˈfɪs tɪd/

Definitions of tightfisted word

adjective tightfisted parsimonious; stingy; tight. 1
adjective tightfisted mean; miserly 0
adjective tightfisted stingy; closefisted 0

See all 3 definitions of tightfisted

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Origin of tightfisted

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Tightfisted

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tightfisted

tightfisted 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for tightfisted

adj tightfisted

close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
costive — having constipation; constipated
curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
grasping — greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man.
ironfisted — ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.

adjective tightfisted

cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
chintzy — Something that is chintzy is decorated or covered with chintz.
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.
illiberal — narrowminded; bigoted.

All 14 Synonyms of tightfisted