What does tightfisted mean?

tightfisted means "unwilling to part with money".

How many syllables are in tightfisted?

tightfisted has 3 syllables: tight-fis-ted. The stress falls on "tight". In IPA it is /ˈtaɪtˈfɪstɪd/.

What is another word for tightfisted?

Close synonyms include closefisted, hardfisted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tightfisted a common word?

tightfisted is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

tightfisted — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
unwilling to part with money
Synonymsclosefisted hardfisted
Similarstingy

Questions about tightfisted

What does tightfisted mean?: tightfisted means "unwilling to part with money".
How many syllables are in tightfisted?: tightfisted has 3 syllables: tight-fis-ted. The stress falls on "tight". In IPA it is /ˈtaɪtˈfɪstɪd/.
What is another word for tightfisted?: Close synonyms include closefisted, hardfisted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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