"tight-fisted" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tight-fisted [comparative], most tight-fisted [superlative]
Etymology: From tight + fist + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tight|fist|-ed}} tight + fist + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} tight-fisted (comparative more tight-fisted, superlative most tight-fisted)
  1. reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy Synonyms: pinchfist, tightfisted Translations (reluctant to spend money — see also stingy): стиснат (stisnat) (Bulgarian), szűkmarkú (Hungarian), ਕੰਜੂਸ (kañjūs) (Punjabi)

Alternative forms

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