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Closehanded

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close-handedAlternative form of closehanded. [Covetous; penurious; stingy]
hard-fistedcovetous; niggardly
close-fistedtight-fisted, stingy
narrowHaving a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
closeHaving little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
strait-handed(archaic) parsimonious; sparing; niggardly
narrow-fistedSynonym of tight-fisted (“miserly, stingy”).
dry-fisted(archaic) niggardly; stingy
tight-fistedreluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy
hidebound(figurative, of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
costiveConstipated.
nearverbPhysically close.
penny-pinchingnounreluctant to spend money; close-fisted
pleonecticnounGreedy; covetous.
narrow-guttedHaving a thin abdomen, especially when sickly or hungry.
scruntySmall; mean; contemptible.
cheeseparingnounA small fragment or sliver.
scantySomewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
sordidDistasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
tightfistedAlternative spelling of tight-fisted. [reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy]

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