close-fisted

Example Sentences

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"I can answer for it, he's devilish close-fisted as to money," said Stocmar, laughing.

From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James

You are a close-fisted, bad woman—as bad as they make them.

From Ann Boyd by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)

The adventurers were apt to be of a sordid class, ravenous, close-fisted, little likely to make themselves beloved.

From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin

But Hill, the narrow-minded and close-fisted man that he was, only looked cross, and sourly asked, "What did they cost?"

From Rockhaven by Munn, Charles Clark

Washington was accused of being close-fisted, but some one takes the ground that a man must close his fist if there is something in it that others were seeking by illegitimate means to get.

From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon