tightfisted

tightfisted
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. thrifty, niggardly, frugal, penny-pinching; see stingy .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
cheap, stingy, miserly, sparing, frugal, *penny-pinching, penurious, parsimonious, niggardly, greedy.
ANT.: generous, charitable, giving
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean2, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight. See GIVE.

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