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n. - Extreme stinginess.

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Usage examples (28)
  • Of course, no amount of tightfistedness could damage Astaire's most important legacy.
  • If there is a silver lining to be drawn from these twin failures, it is this - the Senate was evenhanded in its tightfistedness.
  • She had pleased our parents by marrying for money, and hadn't discovered her husband's fanatical tightfistedness until afterwards.
  • The company's reputation for micromanagement and tightfistedness has made top talent reluctant to make movies with Mickey on a per-picture basis.
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