close-fisted

/ ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd /

adjective

1. very careful with money; mean

Derived Forms

• ˌclose-ˈfistedness, noun

Example Sentences

With this girl I shared all my possessions, although before I knew her I had been considered close-fisted.

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Who has stood your friend with your close-fisted old father when you have lost money at play that you could not pay?

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He had the reputation of being shrewd, close-fisted, and sharp at a bargain,—a person of few friends and many enemies.

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A satirical expression regarding a close-fisted ungenerous man:—'If he had only an egg he'd give you the shell.'

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I told him every man on his own hook, now—for, you see, I couldn't stand his close-fisted contrivances no longer.

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