tightfisted
1
8.0
- adjective
- /ˈtaɪtˌfɪstɪd/
- Offensive
:
tacaño
- John is known to be tightfisted, rarely spending money on anything beyond the essentials.
- tightfisted consumers
- so tightfisted
- more tightfisted
Examples
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I imagine my mother also had her doubts about the concept of "holy waste" too, when you poured oil over Him whom you honored and revered—not because she was tightfisted or selfish, but she might have asked, what good would it do?
Fiction book (1999) -
He had liked that part of lawyering, when he could stand as a woman's protector and squeeze money for her out of a tightfisted bastard.
Fiction book (1991) -
And if it's most precious, I find it mean-spirited and tightfisted of them not to share it.
Fiction book (1995) -
Barnum was so goddamn tightfisted.
Fiction book (1993) -
Francis Belhaven was so tightfisted that there were times Eloise wondered if marrying him would gain her more than a gown or two a year.
Fiction book (1991) -
But Tess's mama didn't see all that much wrong with this life—except that her husband was so tightfisted and fixed on his harebrained idea of their daughter going to college.
Fiction book (1996) -
Certainly, the ecclesiastical establishment at Troyes had no reason to discourage good relations with the lay public; funds were frequently diverted straight into the pockets of bishops and canons, who themselves were quite tightfisted in their contributions.
Academic text (2000) -
And so, there came up the idea of Palestinians in general—and the Palestinian Authority in particular—ceasing to wait for handouts from a tightfisted Israeli government or from a US on whose internal politics the same Israeli government maintains a stranglehold.
Blog text (2) -
The tightfisted landlord refused to make any repairs, leaving the tenants frustrated.
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Her tightfisted nature made it difficult for her friends to enjoy a meal out together.
Synonyms
199
6.5
Not willing to spend money even when needed
45
7.7
Unwilling to spend money
26
5.2
Not willing to spend money or give help to others
3
7.9
Not willing to spend or give money even when they have enough
2
9.9
A person who is unwilling to spend money and avoids buying things
1
7.5
Not willing to spend much money
1
9.9
Unwilling to spend money, even for small things
Not willing to spend or give money
Not willing to spend or share money
Unwilling to give money or things
Not willing to give or share things, especially money
Being very unwilling to spend money
Not willing to spend money even when they have it
Antonyms
How Stingy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tightfisted comes from the words tight and fist, where a fist is a closed hand. Picture someone holding money in a closed hand so it will not leave them; that image helps you remember that tightfisted means 'unwilling to spend' or stingy.