tight-assed
Rigidly maintaining self-controlRigidly maintaining self-control; restricting oneself to generally accepted rules and behaviours.
Meaning
5 senses(derogatory, informal)Rigidly maintaining self-control; restricting oneself to generally accepted rules and behaviours.
(derogatory, informal)Excessively concerned with unimportant details; obsessively precise.
(derogatory, informal)Reluctant to spend money.
(informal)Having firm or clenched buttocks.
(informal)Fitting tightly in the area covering the buttocks.
1967, Wright Morris, In Orbit, Chapter 6, in Two for the Road, Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994, p. 264, There is no room in his tight-assed pants for his dangling hands.
Forms
more tight-assed, most tight-assed| Comparative | more tight-assed Lesson |
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| Superlative | most tight-assed Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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