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tight-fisted

/ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstɪd/adjective

उच्चारण टाइट फ़िस्टिड

कंजूस, मक्खीचूस, कृपण

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    informal, disapproving

    not willing to spend or give much money

    कंजूस, मक्खीचूस, कृपण

    • He is too tight-fisted to buy anyone a cup of tea.
    • A tight-fisted uncle never gives gifts, and the children have stopped expecting any.

    Synonyms mean stingy miserly niggardly parsimonious

    Opposite generous open-handed liberal lavish