tightfisted-ness

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Noun tightfisted-ness has 1 sense

meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness - extreme stinginess
--₁ is a kind of stinginess
--₁ has particulars: pettiness; miserliness

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Tightfisted-ness

Part of speech: Noun

Sense: The quality or state of being excessively stingy or miserly.

Usage:

His tightfisted-ness became apparent when he refused to contribute to the office charity event.
The tightfisted-ness of the wealthy businessman surprised his employees.