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- Niggardly (noun: niggard) is an adjective meaning 'stingy' or ' miserly '.
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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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noun. The words niggard and niggardly are etymologically unrelated to the highly offensive and inflammatory racial slur euphemistically referred to as the N-word, despite the words' visual and auditory resemblance to it. Because of that resemblance, however, both niggard and niggardly are often taken to be offensive.
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.
adjective. disapproving us / ˈnɪɡ.ɚd.li / uk / ˈnɪɡ.əd.li /. Add to word list 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.
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.
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.
What does the adjective niggardly mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective niggardly . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
