close-fisted

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd/

Adjective

close-fisted (comparative more close-fisted, superlative most close-fisted)

1. tight-fisted, stingy
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 176:

     She was rather close-fisted in money matters and offered him only fifty dollars, but she had to raise her price till it rose to three hundred.

Translations

tight-fisted — see tight-fisted