tight-fisted

See also: tightfisted

English

Alternative forms

• tightfisted

Etymology

From tight + fist + -ed.

Adjective

tight-fisted (comparative more tight-fisted, superlative most tight-fisted)

1. reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:stingy
• pinchfist

Antonyms

openhanded

Translations

reluctant to spend money — see also stingy

• Bulgarian: стиснат (bg) (stisnat)
• Czech: skoupý (cs), lakomý (cs)
• Hungarian: szűkmarkú (hu)
• Punjabi: ਕੰਜੂਸ (kañjūs)
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: پنتی (pinti), پیس (pis), جمری (cimri)