"dry-fisted" meaning in English

See dry-fisted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more dry-fisted [comparative], most dry-fisted [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} dry-fisted (comparative more dry-fisted, superlative most dry-fisted)
  1. niggardly; stingy
    Sense id: en-dry-fisted-en-adj-BUfBLzaG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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