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Meaning of close-fisted | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

/ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd/

Definitions

tight-fisted, stingy

Examples

“She was rather close-fisted in money matters and offered him only fifty dollars, but she had to raise her price till it rose to three hundred.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

close-fitting close-handed close-hauled close-knit close-mid close-minded