niggardry

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

niggardry

Where it comes from

From niggard + -ry.

noun

obsolete, uncountable Niggardliness. At least it was from no niggardry that the door was made thus low, as might be seen by the fair and manifold carving of knots and dragons that was wrought above the lintel of the door for some three foot's space.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"niggardry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/niggardry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

niggardry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/niggardry

Chicago

"niggardry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/niggardry.

BibTeX

@misc{niggardry_2026,
  title = {niggardry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/niggardry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}