What is a synonym for "close-fisted"?

Common synonyms include: chintzy, hard-fisted, mean, miserable, miserly, niggardly.

How do you pronounce "close-fisted"?

Pronounced //ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd//.

//ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
tight-fisted, stingy
"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."

"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."

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