niggardly

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.

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niggard·li·ness n.

niggard·ly adv.

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niggardly [ˈnɪgədlɪ]

adj

1. stingy or ungenerous

2. meagre a niggardly salary

adv

stingily; grudgingly

niggardliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

niggardly - petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip" grudging, scrimy stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

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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

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niggardly [ˈnɪgə^rdli] adj

[person, institution] → pingre

[allowance, amount] → misérable; [salary] → maigre; [supply] → maigre

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niggardly

adj person → knaus(e)rig; amount, portion also → armselig, kümmerlich

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

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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 小气的, 吝啬的