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tightwaddish

tightwaddish adjective: characteristic of a tightwad; stingy, overly cautious, or defensive with money.

Adjective

tightwaddish (comparative more tightwaddish, superlative most tightwaddish)

  1. Characteristic of a tightwad; stingy, overly cautious, or defensive with money.

Forms of tightwaddish

comparativemore tightwaddish
superlativemost tightwaddish

Origin of tightwaddish

From tightwad + -ish.

Questions about tightwaddish

What does tightwaddish mean?
Tightwaddish means characteristic of a tightwad; stingy, overly cautious, or defensive with money.
What part of speech is tightwaddish?
Tightwaddish is an adjective.

Words near tightwaddish in the dictionary

  1. tightroping
  2. tights
  3. tightsome
  4. tightum
  5. tightwad
  6. tightwaddish
  7. tightwads
  8. tightwire
  9. tightwires
  10. tighty whiteys
  11. tighty whities

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