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close-handed
adjective as in close-fisted
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Henry was an affectionate but a suspicious and close-handed father.
It is a current legend in the neighborhood where he resided that he was exceedingly close-handed.
Reputed to be comfortably rich, Miss Gale was "close-handed" and thrifty.
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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to close-handed, such as: cheap, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, parsimonious, and penny-pinching.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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