tight-fisted
English
adj
Definitions
- reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy
Etymology
Affix from English tight + English fist.
Origin
English
fist
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airtight English
- backfist English
- brofist English
- clubfist English
- clutchfist English
- fist English
- fistball English
- fistbump English
- fistee English
- fister English
- fistfight English
- fistfighter English
- fistful English
- fistiana English
- fistic English
- fistical English
- fisticuff English
- fistlike English
- fistnote English
- fisty English
- gastight English
- light-tight English
- oiltight English
- overtight English
- pinchfist English
- raintight English
- skintight English
- smoketight English
- steamtight English
- sticktight English
- supertight English
- tight English
- tight-knit English
- tight-lipped English
- tightass English
- tightbeam English
- tighten English
- tighter English
- tighthead English
- tightish English
- tightknit English
- tightlacer English
- tightlacing English
- tightly English
- tightness English
- tightrope English
- tightsome English
- tightwad English
- tightwire English
- tighty whities English
- ultratight English
- unfist English
- watertight English
- weathertight English
- windtight English
- fisten German
- tight Italian
- fist Middle English
- tight Middle English
- tight Danish
- tayt Turkish
- fist
- fisty
- tight
- unfist
- fistic
- fister
- fistee
- tighter
- tighten
- brofist
- tightly
- fistful
- fistbump
- tightass
- airtight
- backfist
- fistball
- gastight
- fistnote
- tightwad
- fistiana
- oiltight
- fistlike
- tightish
- clubfist
- fistical
- tightbeam
- raintight
- tightrope
- tighthead
- windtight
- tightness
- pinchfist
- fistfight
- tightknit
- overtight
- fisticuff
- tightsome
- skintight
- tightwire
- watertight
- ultratight
- steamtight
- clutchfist
- tight-knit
- supertight
- sticktight
- smoketight
- tightlacer
- fistfighter
- light-tight
- tightlacing
- weathertight
- tight-lipped
- tighty whities