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tightwaddish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tight-wad-dish
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a tightwad; stingy, overly cautious, or defensive with money.

Etymology

From tightwad + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more tightwaddish (comparative) most tightwaddish (superlative)

Questions

What does tightwaddish mean?
Characteristic of a tightwad; stingy, overly cautious, or defensive with money.
Where does tightwaddish come from?
From tightwad + -ish.

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