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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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Niggardly (noun: niggard) is an adjective meaning 'stingy' or 'miserly'. Niggard (14th C) is derived from the Middle English word meaning 'stingy,' nigon, which is probably derived from two other words also meaning 'stingy,' Old Norse hnǫggr and Old English hnēaw.
The meaning of NIGGARD is a meanly covetous and stingy person : miser. Usage of Niggard and Niggardly: Usage Guide.
What does the word niggard mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word niggard , one of which is labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Niggard definition: an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.. See examples of NIGGARD used in a sentence.
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.
If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something. [ disapproval ] It seems a little niggardly not to include any photographs.
