tight-fisted
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tight-fist·ed /ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstɪd◂/ adjective informal GENEROUS#not generous with money 〔花钱〕非常小气的，吝啬的 SYN stingy —tight-fistedness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
tight-fisted• He was known to have made a fortune on the stock market, but was nonetheless notoriously tight-fisted.• Lucy smiled a small tight-fisted smile.• It is fanciful to assume that a tight-fisted state will produce open-handed citizens.• As for our being mean and tight-fisted - the hon Gentleman's words - that is certainly not the case.• But woe betide the tight-fisted villager who tries to take advantage.• Like most family companies it is tight-fisted with information.tight-fist·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
generous money with Corpus not
tight-fisted
tight-fist‧ed /ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstəd◂/
adjective informal
not generous with money
SYN stingy
—tight-fistedness noun [uncountable]
tight-fist‧ed /ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstəd◂/
adjective informalnot generous with money
SYN stingy
—tight-fistedness noun [uncountable]