hardfisted

Thân thiện

He is known as a hardfisted man who never buys gifts.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Unwilling to spend or give money; stingy, miserly: Describes a person who is extremely reluctant to part with their money, often to the point of being ungenerous or mean.

Usage

This adjective is used to describe a person's character or behavior regarding money. It implies a tight-fisted, grasping attitude. It is often used in a critical or disapproving way. * The hardfisted landlord refused to make any repairs to the old building. * His hardfisted approach to charity left him with few friends. * She was known as a hardfisted businesswoman who drove a very hard bargain.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be applied metaphorically to describe an unyielding or ungenerous attitude in non-financial contexts, though this is less common.
  • The manager's hardfisted control over project details stifled creativity.

Variants and Related Words

• Hardfistedness (noun): The quality of being hardfisted.
  • His hardfistedness was legendary in the small town.

Synonyms

• Stingy
• Miserly
• Tightfisted
• Parsimonious
• Niggardly
• Penurious

Antonyms

• Generous
• Lavish
• Munificent
• Open-handed
• Spendthrift (implies careless spending, not necessarily generosity)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. unwilling to part with money

Từ đồng nghĩa

• closefisted
• tightfisted