English Explanatory Dictionary

tight-assed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rigidly maintaining self-control; restricting oneself to generally accepted rules and behaviours.
  2. Excessively concerned with unimportant details; obsessively precise.
  3. Reluctant to spend money.
  4. Having firm or clenched buttocks.
  5. Fitting tightly in the area covering the buttocks.
adv
  1. In an uptight or fastidious way.

Word forms

tight-assed more tight-assed most tight-assed tight-arsed

Synonyms

conservative conventional inhibited repressed straight-laced stuffy uptight anal fastidious fussy finicky hair-splitting nitpicky punctilious miserly stingy tight-fisted

Antonyms

easy-going laid-back relaxed

Derived words

tightass
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