Definition of tight-fisted in English:

tight-fisted

adjectiveˌtʌɪtˈfɪstɪd

informal

Not willing to spend or give much money; miserly.
tight-fisted to the point of miserliness
Example sentencesExamples
- Now hospital bosses say they have been forced to increase charges to combat tight-fisted holidaymakers who park up then take a short taxi ride to the airport.
- For this she needs €2,000, probably less than the cost of the fridge in the state-of-the-art kitchen of her tight-fisted employers.
- That makes Yorkshire folk the second most tight-fisted regional group, according to professional services firm Deloitte.
- He remained tight-fisted for the rest of his 101 years.
- You know how tight-fisted with money Jeremy is.
- A similar observation, however, could be made about tight-fisted conservatives who make campaign pledges they don't keep while local school taxes keep rising.
- Could it be the drunken, tight-fisted old mother?
- He muttered, ‘Give me my money, you tight-fisted jerk.’
- And if me, an Aberdonian, and an extremely tight-fisted one at that, can part with 13 notes, why not?
- The tight-fisted laird intends to profit from his marriageable son and daughter, but his children have ideas of their own.
- I refuse to push my baby daughter into the path of oncoming traffic because the local council is too tight-fisted to put in place proper signage and I imagine many other mothers feel the same way.
- Johnny comes across as a tight-fisted right winger, which by all accounts he was.
- The salary is low because it is set in the constitution and can be changed only with the approval of Texas voters, who are mostly tight-fisted.
- The problem was the drummer, who was a tight-fisted git, and would frequently say ‘I'll give you the money next week’.
- It has a hell of lot to do with the fact that both excuses for local papers - freesheets, to be exact - are run by tight-fisted corporations.
- I bought one of these because I am tight-fisted.
- The most tight-fisted, scrounging, Scrooge-like people are to be found wherever I go.
- I suspect I am becoming increasingly tight-fisted.
- Here, his father comes across as a tight-fisted, big-hearted dreamer who always promised more than he could deliver.
- Hopefully the tight-fisted owner will put that money back into the baseball team, as I believe there is a way for this team to contend soon.
Synonyms
mean, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, close-fisted, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, penurious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close
informal stingy, mingy, tight
North American informal cheap
vulgar slang tight-arsed
archaic near

Rhymes

limp-wristed, unassisted, unlisted, unresisted

单词	tight-fisted
释义	Definition of tight-fisted in English: tight-fisted adjectiveˌtʌɪtˈfɪstɪd informal Not willing to spend or give much money; miserly. tight-fisted to the point of miserliness Example sentencesExamples Now hospital bosses say they have been forced to increase charges to combat tight-fisted holidaymakers who park up then take a short taxi ride to the airport. For this she needs €2,000, probably less than the cost of the fridge in the state-of-the-art kitchen of her tight-fisted employers. That makes Yorkshire folk the second most tight-fisted regional group, according to professional services firm Deloitte. He remained tight-fisted for the rest of his 101 years. You know how tight-fisted with money Jeremy is. A similar observation, however, could be made about tight-fisted conservatives who make campaign pledges they don't keep while local school taxes keep rising. Could it be the drunken, tight-fisted old mother? He muttered, ‘Give me my money, you tight-fisted jerk.’ And if me, an Aberdonian, and an extremely tight-fisted one at that, can part with 13 notes, why not? The tight-fisted laird intends to profit from his marriageable son and daughter, but his children have ideas of their own. I refuse to push my baby daughter into the path of oncoming traffic because the local council is too tight-fisted to put in place proper signage and I imagine many other mothers feel the same way. Johnny comes across as a tight-fisted right winger, which by all accounts he was. The salary is low because it is set in the constitution and can be changed only with the approval of Texas voters, who are mostly tight-fisted. The problem was the drummer, who was a tight-fisted git, and would frequently say ‘I'll give you the money next week’. It has a hell of lot to do with the fact that both excuses for local papers - freesheets, to be exact - are run by tight-fisted corporations. I bought one of these because I am tight-fisted. The most tight-fisted, scrounging, Scrooge-like people are to be found wherever I go. I suspect I am becoming increasingly tight-fisted. Here, his father comes across as a tight-fisted, big-hearted dreamer who always promised more than he could deliver. Hopefully the tight-fisted owner will put that money back into the baseball team, as I believe there is a way for this team to contend soon. Synonyms mean, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, close-fisted, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, penurious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close informal stingy, mingy, tight North American informal cheap vulgar slang tight-arsed archaic near Rhymes limp-wristed, unassisted, unlisted, unresisted
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