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close-fist·ed
 close-fisted
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- pronunciation:
- klos
fI
stihd
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adjective |
| definition: |
not generous, esp. with money; stingy; miserly.
- synonyms:
- miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, stingy, tight, tightfisted
- antonyms:
- openhanded
- similar words:
- cheap, economical, frugal, thrifty
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| related words: |
abstemious, skimpy, stingy |
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| derivation: |
close-fistedness (n.) |
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