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tight-fisted

[ tahyt-fis-tid ]

adjective

  1. parsimonious; stingy; tight.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tight-fisted1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Perhaps this was more bluster than extortion, a negotiating tactic to encourage tight-fisted allies to boost their defense spending.

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Wisconsin’s famously tight-fisted GOP-dominated state legislature greenlit more than half a billion dollars in upgrades for the team’s stadium last year after the Brewers’ ownership threatened to move.

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U.S. shale also has been overshadowed by Big Oil as the companies grapple with slower gains and tight-fisted investors.

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Indeed, the state looks practically tight-fisted by comparison.

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You could go into one of these meetings convinced that a woman is a selfish spendthrift, and come out convinced instead that her husband is a tight-fisted tyrant.

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