tight-fisted• He was known to have made a fortune on the stockmarket, but was nonetheless notoriously tight-fisted.• Lucy smiled a small tight-fisted smile.• It is fanciful to assume that a tight-fisted state will produceopen-handedcitizens.• As for our being mean and tight-fisted - the hon Gentleman's words - that is certainly not the case.• But woebetide the tight-fistedvillager who tries to take advantage.• Like most family companies it is tight-fisted with information.