tightfisted

Thân thiện

He is so tightfisted that he always brings a homemade lunch to work.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Unwilling to spend money; stingy: Describes a person who is extremely reluctant to part with money or use resources, often to an excessive degree.

Usage

The adjective "tightfisted" is used to describe a person's character or behavior regarding money. It carries a negative connotation of being ungenerous or miserly. It typically modifies a noun (e.g., a tightfisted person) or is used with a linking verb (e.g., He is tightfisted).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • My tightfisted uncle never buys birthday presents for anyone.
  • The company has a reputation for being tightfisted with employee bonuses.
  • She's so tightfisted that she reuses tea bags.

Advanced Usage

• "tightfisted with (something)": This common collocation specifies what someone is unwilling to spend.
  • He is notoriously tightfisted with compliments. (Metaphorical use, meaning very unwilling to give praise.)
  • The government has been tightfisted with funding for the arts.

Variants and Related Words

• Tightfistedness (noun): The quality of being tightfisted.
  • His tightfistedness is well-known in the family.

Synonyms

• Stingy
• Miserly
• Parsimonious
• Penny-pinching
• Niggardly (formal, can be offensive)
• Cheap (informal)

Antonyms

• Generous
• Lavish
• Open-handed
• Spendthrift (implies wasting money, not just being willing to spend it)

Idioms and Phrases

• "Tight as a drum": An idiom sometimes used similarly to mean very stingy, though it more literally means very taut or secure.
• "To pinch pennies": To be extremely careful with money, often excessively so. This describes similar behavior but is a verbal phrase rather than an adjective.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. unwilling to part with money

Từ đồng nghĩa

• closefisted
• hardfisted