tight·fist·ed

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• tight|fist|ed — tight fist|ed or tight|fist|ed «TYT FIHS tihd», adjective. somewhat miserly; stingy; close fisted. SYNONYM(S): parsimonious. –tight´ fist´ed|ness, –tight´fist´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tight-fist|ed — or tight|fist|ed «TYT FIHS tihd», adjective. somewhat miserly; stingy; close fisted. SYNONYM(S): parsimonious. –tight´ fist´ed|ness, –tight´fist´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tight´fist´ed|ness — tight fist|ed or tight|fist|ed «TYT FIHS tihd», adjective. somewhat miserly; stingy; close fisted. SYNONYM(S): parsimonious. –tight´ fist´ed|ness, –tight´fist´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tight´-fist´ed|ness — tight fist|ed or tight|fist|ed «TYT FIHS tihd», adjective. somewhat miserly; stingy; close fisted. SYNONYM(S): parsimonious. –tight´ fist´ed|ness, –tight´fist´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tight fist — clenched fist …   English contemporary dictionary

• tight-fisted — tight′ fist′ed or tight′fist′ed adj. cvs parsimonious; stingy • Etymology: 1835–45 tight′ fist′ed•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• tight-fisted — tight fist|ed [ taıt fıstəd ] adjective INFORMAL not generous with money …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tight-fisted — tight fist|ed [ˌtaıt ˈfıstıd] adj informal not generous with money = ↑stingy >tight fistedness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fist — n. 1) to make a fist 2) to clench; raise; shake one s fist 3) a tight fist 4) (misc.) an iron fist ( a harsh policy ); a mailed fist ( a threat of armed force ) * * * [fɪst] raise shake one s fist a mailed fist ( a threat of armed force ) a tight …   Combinatory dictionary

• fist — [fıst] n [: Old English; Origin: fyst] 1.) the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the ↑palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone ▪ She held the money tightly in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English