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closefisted
(encz) | closefisted,lakomý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
closefisted
(encz) | closefisted,škudlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Closefisted
(gcide) | Closefisted \Close"fist`ed\, a.
Covetous; niggardly. --Bp. Berkeley. "Closefisted
contractors." --Hawthorne.
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closefisted
(wn) | closefisted
adj 1: unwilling to part with money [syn: closefisted,
hardfisted, tightfisted] |
closefisted
(devil) | CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many
meritorious persons wish to obtain.
"Close-fisted Scotchman!" Johnson cried
To thrifty J. Macpherson;
"See me -- I'm ready to divide
With any worthy person."
Sad Jamie: "That is very true --
The boast requires no backing;
And all are worthy, sir, to you,
Who have what you are lacking."
Anita M. Bobe
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Closefisted
(gcide) | Closefisted \Close"fist`ed\, a.
Covetous; niggardly. --Bp. Berkeley. "Closefisted
contractors." --Hawthorne.
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