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   The meaning of NIGGARDLY is grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging. How to use niggardly in a sentence. Usage of Niggard and Niggardly: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Niggardly.

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   adjective. disapproving uk / ˈnɪɡ.əd.li / us / ˈnɪɡ.ɚd.li /. Add to word list. slight in amount, quality, or effort: a niggardly donation / amount. Synonym. grudging. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Small in number and quantity.

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   While this looks like a certain racial slur, it's really just a way of saying meager, stingy or ungenerous. If you get a niggardly share of cake, it means someone gave you a very small piece. This word is so close to a nasty racial slur that people have gotten in trouble for using it correctly.

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   adjective. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. Synonyms: close, illiberal, mercenary, avaricious, tight, mean, miserly, penurious. Antonyms: generous. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. Synonyms: poor.

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   The meaning of NIGGARD is a meanly covetous and stingy person : miser. Usage of Niggard and Niggardly: Usage Guide.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNIGGARDLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty. a niggardly tip to a waiter. adverb. 3. in the manner of a niggard. SYNONYMS 1. penurious, miserly, mean, tight, avaricious, mercenary, illiberal, close.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › niggardly_adjniggardly, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective niggardly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Define niggardly. niggardly synonyms, niggardly pronunciation, niggardly translation, English dictionary definition of niggardly. adj. 1. Grudging and petty in giving or spending. 2. Meanly small; scanty or meager: left the waiter a niggardly tip. nig′gard·li·ness n. nig′gard·ly adv....

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   Definition of niggardly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Niggard definition: an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.. See examples of NIGGARD used in a sentence.