Tight

close, stingy; hard up, short of cash; TIGHT , spruce, strong, active; “a TIGHT lad,” a smart, active young fellow; TIGHT , drunk, or nearly so, generally the result of “going on the loose;” “ TIGHT -laced,” puritanical, over-precise. Money is said to be TIGHT when the public, from want of confidence in the aspect of affairs, are not inclined to speculate.