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niggardly

[ nig-erd-lee ]

adjective

  1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.

    Synonyms: close, illiberal, mercenary, avaricious, tight, mean, miserly, penurious

    Antonyms: generous

  2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty:

    a niggardly tip to a waiter.

    Synonyms: poor



adverb

  1. in a stingy, miserly, or tight-fisted manner.

niggardly

/ ˈnɪɡədlɪ /

adjective

  1. stingy or ungenerous
  2. meagre

    a niggardly salary

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adverb

  1. stingily; grudgingly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

See niggard.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈniggardliness, noun
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Other Words From

  • nig·gard·li·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of niggardly1

First recorded in 1520–30; niggard + -ly

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