Sekirov Dictionary

niggardly

UK /ˈnɪɡədli/US /ˈnɪɡɚdli/

adjective 2
adverb 1
forms 3

adjective2

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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. — 1609
Conceding few runs (of a bowler).

adverb1

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(no longer used) 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 […]. — 2001

forms

more niggardly · most niggardly · niggardliest

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