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    close-fist·ed
    /ˌklōsˈfistəd/

    adjective

    • 1. unwilling to spend money; stingy.

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCLOSE-FISTED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    close-fisted. Very careful with money; mean.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › closefistedClosefisted Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. close· fist· ed ˈklōs-ˌfi-stəd. Synonyms of closefisted. : stingy, tightfisted. Synonyms. cheap. chintzy. close. mean. mingy. miserly. niggardly. parsimonious. penny-pinching. penurious. pinching. pinchpenny. spare. sparing. stingy. stinting. tightfisted. uncharitable. ungenerous. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › close-fistedClose-fisted - definition of close-fisted by The Free Dictionary

    close-fisted. adjective. Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, costive, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › close-fistedCLOSE-FISTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Close-fisted definition: stingy; miserly; tight.. See examples of CLOSE-FISTED used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › closefistedClosefisted - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you're so stingy that you can't stand to spend any money, not even to buy your adorable little cousin an ice cream cone, you are closefisted. People who prefer to hang onto their money are closefisted, especially if they aren't generous to others.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › closefistedCLOSEFISTED Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for CLOSEFISTED: close, careful, tight, selfish, cheap, pinching, greedy, mean; Antonyms of CLOSEFISTED: generous, liberal, charitable, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, unstinting, munificent.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › closefistedClosefisted - definition of closefisted by The Free Dictionary

    Define closefisted. closefisted synonyms, closefisted pronunciation, closefisted translation, English dictionary definition of closefisted. adj. stingy; miserly; tight. close′fist′ed•ly, adv. close′fist′ed•ness, n.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › ClosefistedlyCLOSEFISTED Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    close·fist·ed·ness, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 British Dictionary definitions for close-fisted

  10. www.wordsmyth.netclose-fisted | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English...

    The meaning of close-fisted. Definition of close-fisted. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › close-fisted_adjclose-fisted adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the adjective close-fisted mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective close-fisted. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.