CLOSEFISTED

Meaning of CLOSEFISTED in English

closefisted BrE AmE ˌkləʊs ˈfɪst ɪd ◂ -əd AmE \ ˌkloʊs-

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

CLOSEFISTED — adjective Date: 1608 stingy , tightfisted
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLOSEFISTED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : not openhanded or liberal : tightfisted , close closefisted deacons objecting to expenses Synonyms: see stingy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSEFISTED — (a.) Covetous; niggardly.
Английский словарь Webster
CLOSEFISTED — ( a. ) Covetous; niggardly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSEFISTED — — closefistedly , adv. — closefistedness , n. /klohs"fis"tid/ , adj. stingy; miserly; tight. [ 1565-75; CLOSE + FIST 1 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSEFISTED — adj. miserly, stingy, niggardly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLOSEFISTED — adjective Date: 1608 : stingy , tightfisted
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSEFISTED — adj covetous; niggardly.
Webster English vocab
CLOSEFISTED — [close.fist.ed] adj (1608): stingy, tightfisted
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSEFISTED — Synonyms and related words : avaricious, cheap, clinging, close, grasping, hardfisted, illiberal, keeping, miserly, narrow, near, niggardly, penny-pinching, pinchfisted, pinching, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSEFISTED — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: STINGY , close, hardfisted, hardhanded, miserly, ||narrow, narrow-fisted, niggardly, penny-pinching, tightfisted Related Words: clinging, clutching, grasping, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSEFISTED — adjective Synonyms: stingy , close, hardfisted, hardhanded, miserly, ||narrow, narrow-fisted, niggardly, penny-pinching, tightfisted Related Word: clinging, clutching, grasping, keeping, tenacious
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSEFISTED — Скупой
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSEFISTED — Жадный
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CLOSEFISTED — Гексозы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSEFISTED — adj. Pronunciation: ' kl ō s- ˌ fis-t ə d Function: adjective Date: 1608 : STINGY , TIGHTFISTED
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PINCH — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *~er, pincer Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to squeeze between the finger …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEAR — I. adverb see: nigh Date: 13th century at, within, or to a short distance or time , almost , ~ly …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HARDFISTED — adjective Date: circa 1656 stingy , closefisted , hardhanded 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STINGY — I. ˈstinjē, -ji adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: probably from (assumed) English dialect stinge, n., sting + English -y; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINCH — I. ˈpinch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English pinchen, from (assumed) Old North French pinchier; akin to Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEAR — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, nere, from Old English nēar — more at near II obsolete : nearer II. …
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MEAN — I. ˈmēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English mene, from imene, from Old English gemǣne; akin to Old High …
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LIBERAL — I. ˈlib(ə)rəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, Medieval Latin & Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; …
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HANDFAST — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: Middle English handfesten, handfasten, from Old Norse handfesta, from hand-, hönd hand + festa to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NARROW-FISTED — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : closefisted
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HARDFISTED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. a. : having hard or strong hands especially from labor : capable of hard physical labor : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSEHANDED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective archaic : closefisted
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TENACIOUS — (a.) Niggardly; closefisted; miserly.
Английский словарь Webster
PINCHFIST — (n.) A closefisted person; a miser.
Английский словарь Webster
IRON-FISTED — (a.) Closefisted; stingy; mean.
Английский словарь Webster
CLOSEHANDED — (a.) Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted.
Английский словарь Webster

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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