Synonyms for close-fisted
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : klohs-fis-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkloʊsˈfɪs tɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for close-fisted Other synonyms for the word close-fisted
Définition of close-fisted
- adj stingy
- Close-fisted, at Father O'Hara's instance he could open his hand.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- If I get mean and close-fisted, you mustn't be240 surprised.
- Extract from : « Five Hundred Dollars » by Horatio Alger
- Av you're too close-fisted to buy a sate yersilf, Oi'll pay for it!
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish
- Skinflint, an old and popular simile for a close-fisted, stingy person.
- Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
- He was a close-fisted Norman anxious to marry off his daughters—Emma had a sister.
- Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
- Was it possible that his close-fisted uncle was offering to assist them.
- Extract from : « Mark Mason's Victory » by Horatio Alger
- A man gives to the free-handed, but no one gives to the close-fisted.
- Extract from : « Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica » by Homer and Hesiod
- I ain't a close-fisted chap, especially when I'm fond of anybody.
- Extract from : « An Ambitious Woman » by Edgar Fawcett
- You ought to have more; but he's close-fisted, and you must be content with this.'
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 » by Various
- Moreover, the Honorable Erastus was dubbed "close-fisted" by his neighbors.
- Extract from : « Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work » by Edith Van Dyne
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