abstemious vs tight

abstemious

adj
  • Promotive of abstemiousness. 

  • Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. 

  • Marked by, or spent in, abstinence. 

  • Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. 

  • Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation. 

tight

adj
  • Unyielding or firm. 

  • Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands. 

  • Fitting close, or too close, to the body. 

  • Under high tension; taut. 

  • Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it. 

  • Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult. 

  • Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof. 

  • Extraordinarily great or special. 

  • Not conceding many goals. 

  • Intimate, close, close-knit. 

  • A car with understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars. 

  • Of a player, who plays very few hands. 

  • Intimately friendly. 

  • Angry or irritated. 

  • Miserly or frugal. 

  • Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. 

  • Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution. 

  • Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk. 

  • Mean; unfair; unkind. 

  • Scarce, hard to come by. 

  • Limited or restricted. 

adv
  • Soundly. 

  • Firmly, so as not to come loose easily. 

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