tightfistedness

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tight·fist·ed (t

adj.

Close-fisted; stingy.

tightfisted·ness n.

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tightfistedness - extreme stinginess

minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, meanness, closeness, tightness

stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money

littleness, pettiness, smallness - lack of generosity in trifling matters

miserliness - total lack of generosity with money

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