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close⋅fist⋅ed

[klohs-fis-tid]
–adjective
stingy; miserly; tight.

Origin:
1565–75; close + fist 1 + -ed 3


close⋅fist⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
close⋅fist⋅ed⋅ness, noun


niggardly, penurious, tight-fisted.
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close-fist·ed   (klōs'fĭs'tĭd)
adj.  Tightfisted; stingy.
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