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niggardly

[ nig-erd-lee ]

adjective

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

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,

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  2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty:

    a niggardly tip to a waiter.

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adverb

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

niggardly

/ ˈɪɡəɪ /

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

  • ˈԾԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Ծ···Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of niggardly1

First recorded in 1520–30; niggard + -ly
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Example Sentences

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There is something niggardly and petty about the meanness, something entirely consonant with the values — if we may use that word — of an administration that argued against providing its captives toothpaste and soap.

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One cheap bit, which involves Ansari repeating the word “niggardly,” feels like he is brushing up against the third rail to prove that he won’t be cowed by his public reckoning.

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One does not find those values reflected in the niggardly and narcissistic soul of Donald Trump.

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To tap one of the country’s two largest and most niggardly mines is hard enough.

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The Editorial Board opinion piece on the niggardly food assistance policy and its bungled inflexible implementation in Puerto Rico was important.

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