tightfistedness

IPA: tˈaɪtfˈɪstɪdnʌs

Examples of "tightfistedness" in Sentences

Of course, no amount of tightfistedness could damage Astaire's most important legacy.
If there is a silver lining to be drawn from these twin failures, it is this - the Senate was evenhanded in its tightfistedness.
Disguise your tightfistedness by hiring a whole load of local lads to also paddle their canoes along with you, providing that much needed "atmosphere".
But in anticipation of tightfistedness among electronics consumers, retailers are already cutting prices sharply, as many analysts have been predicting since early in the fall.
That way they might come to understand the need for a return to the Scottish virtues of prudence and, dare one say it, tightfistedness which virtues are espoused by classical conservative policy.
The danger is that U.S. perceptions of European tightfistedness plus European concern the U.S. hasn't done enough yet to repair its banking system may lead to deadlock on issues Europe believes are of equal importance to pump-priming the global economy.