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Meaning of "tightfisted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIGHTFISTED

tightfisted  [ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIGHTFISTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tightfisted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TIGHTFISTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tightfisted in the English dictionary

The definition of tightfisted in the dictionary is mean; miserly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIGHTFISTED


close-fisted
ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd
computer-assisted
kəmˈpjuːtəʳəˌsɪstɪd
corrie-fisted
ˌkɒrɪˈfɪstɪd
disinterested
dɪsˈɪntrɪstɪd
encysted
enˈsɪstɪd
enlisted
ɪnˈlɪstɪd
forested
ˈfɒrɪstɪd
hardfisted
ˌhɑːdˈfɪstɪd
interested
ˈɪntrɪstɪd
ironfisted
ˌaɪənˈfɪstɪd
touristed
ˈtʊərɪstɪd
twisted
ˈtwɪstɪd
unassisted
ˌʌnəˈsɪstɪd
unharvested
ʌnˈhɑːvɪstɪd
uninterested
ʌnˈɪntrɪstɪd
unlisted
ʌnˈlɪstɪd
untasted
ʌnˈteɪstɪd
waisted
ˈweɪstɪd
wait-listed
ˈweɪtˌlɪstɪd
wasted
ˈweɪstɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIGHTFISTED

tight-arsed
tight-fitting
tight-lipped
tight-rope walking
tightass
tightassed
tighten
tighten one´s belt
tightener
tightening
tightfistedness
tightish
tightishly
tightknit
tightly
tightness
tightrope
tightrope walker
tightrope walking
tights

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIGHTFISTED

adjusted
blasted
busted
contested
crested
exhausted
frosted
ham-fisted
limp-wristed
nested
pisted
posted
power-assisted
rested
short-waisted
trusted
two-fisted
unresisted
vested
wasp-waisted

Synonyms and antonyms of tightfisted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TIGHTFISTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tightfisted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tightfisted

Translation of «tightfisted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIGHTFISTED

Find out the translation of tightfisted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tightfisted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tightfisted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吝啬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tightfisted
570 millions of speakers

English

tightfisted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tightfisted
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بخيلين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прижимист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tightfisted
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tightfisted
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

radin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tightfisted
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tightfisted
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tightfisted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tightfisted
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कनिष्ठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cimri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avaro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tightfisted
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скупий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tightfisted
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφιχτοχέρης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tightfisted
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tightfisted
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tightfisted
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tightfisted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGHTFISTED»

The term «tightfisted» is normally little used and occupies the 129.869 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGHTFISTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tightfisted

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGHTFISTED»

Discover the use of tightfisted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tightfisted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
interview. I. Public. radio's. david. brancaccio. admits. it: Squandering. anything. drives. him. crazy. By. Ed. Henry. TIGHTFISTED. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS 1 Year Since Inception. David Brancaccio is a familiar voice to millions of ...
2
9 Lies That Are Holding Your Business Back...: ...and the ...
Lie. #6. You. Have. to. Be. Tightfisted. Some of the biggest charitable givers in history were also some of the most successful entrepreneurs. They didn't give money because they made so much of it. They gave because they were givers.
Steve Chandler, 2008
3
天天學英語短語
+,-./ 01&2345 !"#$%&to be tightfisted!" ! A: I really agree to the saying that some people are too selfish to children. !"#$%&'()*+,-./012 B: What do you mean? !" A: Some parents are too tightfisted at Christmas with their children. !"#$%&'()*+,-.
李小青, 2001
4
English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
to be stingy/tightfisted Beutel: den Beutel(einmal wieder/...) zuhalten/(festhalten) Geld: aufseinem Geld sitzen Geldbeutel: auf seinem/dem Geldbeutel sitzen Geldsack: auf seinem Geldsack sitzen Hand: die Hand (einmal wieder/immer/.
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
5
What's Holding You Back: 10 Bold Steps that Define Gutsy Leaders
Confronting the status quo and making tightfisted cost controla key priority are hard; they require courageous leadership and backbone. Peoplealways want more: more people, higher salaries, moresystems, more equipment, and on and on.
Robert J. Herbold, 2011
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Boomers on the Edge: Three Realities That Will Change Your ...
I love these verses because the concept of “tightfisted” seems to fit the stress, anxiety, and anger that seem so pervasive in our society. Tightfisted Due to Stress Although the fall made us both sinful and selfish, most people are natural givers to ...
Terry Hargrave, 2009
7
How the World Works
He was tightfisted in that way about everything. I had another friend who would go into hotels and work his way back through the service corridors until he found the employee cafeteria, where meals were often subsidized and therefore very ...
Douglas Hackney, 2008
8
Pathway to Living Faith
One night while reading the Bible together, they read: "Do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward [the poor]. Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need" (Deuteronomy 15:7-8, NLT). Skip tightly clenched his hands into fists and ...
Lenya Heitzig, Penny Pierce Rose, 2002
9
Dead Souls
... they weren't your chattel slaves; or you'd be dipping your fingers in the public treasury! No, he who is tightfisted is never fated to loosen up and become openhanded! But if you make a tightfisted man unbend but a finger or two, it's so  ...
Nikolai Gogol, Susanne Fusso, 1996
10
Word Smart, 5th Edition
You're still left with stingy, tightfisted, penny-pinching, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, and penurious. Oh, and there's still the blunt, if unassuming, cheap , which you started with. Which word is the right word? Stingy is the right word if you ...
Princeton Review, 2012

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGHTFISTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tightfisted is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tightfisted BlackBerry posts $28M profit in Q4, but software sales fail …
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) surprised investors today by posting a fiscal fourth quarter net profit of $28 million. However ... «FierceWireless, Mar 15»
2
'Model' Villages on Standby as MPs Stay Tightfisted
NEW DELHI:Most of the members of 16th Lok Sabha have taken the bus to the village under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'develop a model village' ... «The New Indian Express, Jan 15»
3
Vardhan, Yusuf tightfisted on MLA funds
NEW DELHI : Delhi voters have witnessed a constant tussle between Congress and BJP heavyweights about development done by them in the city. However ... «Times of India, Nov 14»
4
San Jose mayor's race: Can tightfisted Sam Liccardo really save the …
SAN JOSE -- Seven years before Sam Liccardo began running for mayor, he joined the City Council and was promptly told that the city had more than $1 billion ... «San Jose Mercury News, Oct 14»
5
Tightfisted New Owners Put Heinz on Diet
POCATELLO, Idaho—For years, H.J. Heinz Co. managers considered their frozen-food plant in the heart of potato country a model factory, ranking it the best in ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 14»
6
Fast Food: Tightfisted Don't Always Triumph
On the face of things, the goals of fast food workers seeking higher pay and those of fast food shareholders seeking the highest investment returns seem ... «YCharts, Dec 13»
7
Millennials are tech savvy, tightfisted savers
This year the Dow finally broke through the 14,000 barrier for the first time since October 2008, but no thanks to the risk-averse Millennials. The Millennial ... «USA TODAY, Apr 13»
8
How Apple's iCloud Could Squeeze Billions More From Tightfisted
Seventy-six percent of iPhone users surveyed said they were likely or very likely to use Apple's forthcoming free iCloud service, according to a survey by RBC ... «Fast Company, Jun 11»

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