单词 | tightfistedness |
释义 | tightfistedness (once / 695254 pages) n WORD FAMILY tightfisted: tightfistedness USAGE EXAMPLESAnd Mr. Hogan’s tightfistedness may hasten the subway system’s descent. Washington Post(Oct 21, 2016) But there is no good reason not to hire more people, other than congressional tightfistedness. The New Yorker(May 27, 2016) Mr. Hogan’s tightfistedness today could translate into tax increases a decade from now. Washington Post(Apr 09, 2016) n extreme stinginess Syn|Hypo|Hyper closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightness littleness, pettiness, smallness lack of generosity in trifling matters miserlinesstotal lack of generosity with money stinginess a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money |
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