From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtight-fistedtight-fist‧ed /ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstɪd◂/ adjective informal GENEROUS#not generous with money SYN stingy —tight-fistedness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
tight-fisted• He was known to have made a fortune on the stock market, but was nonetheless notoriously tight-fisted.• Lucy smiled a small tight-fisted smile.• It is fanciful to assume that a tight-fisted state will produce open-handed citizens.• As for our being mean and tight-fisted - the hon Gentleman's words - that is certainly not the case.• But woe betide the tight-fisted villager who tries to take advantage.• Like most family companies it is tight-fisted with information. 