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closefisted

closefisted adjective: unwilling to spend money; stingy.

Adjective

closefisted (comparative more closefisted, superlative most closefisted)

  1. Unwilling to spend money; stingy

Forms of closefisted

comparativemore closefisted
superlativemost closefisted

Origin of closefisted

From close + fisted.

Words formed from closefisted

Questions about closefisted

What does closefisted mean?
Closefisted means unwilling to spend money; stingy.
What part of speech is closefisted?
Closefisted is an adjective.

Words near closefisted in the dictionary

  1. closedmindedness
  2. closedness
  3. closedown
  4. closedowns
  5. closedst
  6. closefisted
  7. closefistedness
  8. closefitting
  9. closehanded
  10. closehandedness
  11. closehauled

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