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closefisted

[klohs-fis-tid]

close·fist·ed

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

Origin:
1565–75; close + fist1 + -ed3

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


niggardly, penurious, tight-fisted.

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closefisted

adjective
unwilling to part with money 
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