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niggardly

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nig·gard·ly  (ngrd-l)
adj.
1. Grudging and petty in giving or spending.
2. Meanly small; scanty or meager: left the waiter a niggardly tip.

niggard·li·ness n.
niggard·ly adv.

niggardly [ˈnɪgədlɪ]
adj
1. stingy or ungenerous
2. meagre a niggardly salary
adv
stingily; grudgingly
niggardliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.niggardly - petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"
stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

niggardly
adjective
1. stingy, mean, avaricious, ungenerous, close, near (informal), sparing, grudging, mercenary, frugal, parsimonious, penurious, tightfisted, Scrooge-like, tight-arse (taboo slang), tight-arsed (taboo slang), tight-ass (U.S. taboo slang), tight-assed (U.S. taboo slang), snoep (S. African informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo slang) Officials say the EU is being particularly niggardly with these funds.
stingy liberal, generous, lavish, prodigal, bountiful, munificent
2. paltry, mean, small, inadequate, miserable, pathetic, insufficient, beggarly, scant, meagre, skimpy, measly, scanty, wretched The niggardly compensation for her frightening ordeal amounted to just £6,500.
paltry liberal, generous, handsome, ample, abundant, plentiful, copious, bountiful, profuse
Translations
niggardly [ˈnɪgədlɪ] ADJ [person] → tacaño; [allowance] → miserable

niggardly [ˈnɪgərdli] adj
[person, institution] → pingre
[allowance, amount] → misérable; [salary] → maigre; [supply] → maigre

niggardly
adj personknaus(e)rig; amount, portion alsoarmselig, kümmerlich

niggardly [ˈnɪgədlɪ] adj (person) → tirchio/a, spilorcio/a; (allowance, amount) → misero/a
niggardly [ˈnɪgədlɪ] adj (person) → tirchio/a, spilorcio/a; (allowance, amount) → misero/a

niggardly
adj niggardly [ˈnigədli]
not generous; unwilling to give or spend money He's niggardly with his money; a niggardly gift. vrekkig, suinig بَخيل، مُمْسِك اليَد свидлив lakomý, skoupý karrig knauserig τσιγκούνικος, τσιγκούνης tacaño, avaro kitsi خسيس kitsas chiche בְּקַמצָנוּת कृपण škr fukar kikir nánasarlegur; nískur; smánarlegur avaro; misero けちな 인색한 šykštus skops lokek gierig gjerrig, gnien skąpy sovina mes­chin, zgârcit скупой; прижимистый lakomý, skúpy skop cicijaški snål, gnidig ขี้เหนียว cimri, hasis 小氣的, 吝嗇的 скупий, скнарий تنگ دل hà tiện , 吝


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It had not been our way to build great fires; we were, indeed, by the captain's orders, somewhat niggardly of firewood, and I began to fear that something had gone wrong while I was absent.
The evening was lovely, and our three friends enjoyed it in the cool shade of the mimosas, after a substantial repast, at which the tea and the punch were dealt out with no niggardly hand.
And as knowledge is sympathy, the affection existing between them is almost painful in its intensity; they have not more to give than their neighbours, but it is bestowed upon a few instead of being distributed among many; they are reputed niggardly, but for family affection at least they pay in gold.
 
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