niggardly
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niggardly¹
- /ˈnɪɡədli/ UK
- /ˈnɪɡɚdli/ US
adjective more niggardly · most niggardly
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Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
[W]here the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly.
Similar: miserly, stingy, as tight as Dick's hatband, cheap, cheeseparing, chintzy, close, close as wax, close-fisted, illiberal, mean, miserable
- Conceding few runs (of a bowler).
niggardly²
- /ˈnɪɡədli/ UK
- /ˈnɪɡɚdli/ US
adverb more niggardly · most niggardly
- In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily. because many families are compelled to live niggardly, exhaust and undone by great dowers, none shall be given at all, or very little[…].
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Talk about this word "niggardly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/niggardly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. niggardly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/niggardly "niggardly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/niggardly.Cite this
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title = {niggardly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/niggardly},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
