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- Dictionaryniggardly/ˈnɪɡədli/
adjective
- 1. ungenerous with money, time, etc.; mean: "he accused the Government of being unbelievably niggardly" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. in a mean or meagre manner. archaic
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Niggardly means stingy, miserly, or mean about spending or granting. It is often confused with the offensive racial slur nig, but they are etymologically unrelated.
Niggardly means slight in amount, quality, or effort. It is a disapproving adjective that can describe donations, work, or prices. See how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and translations.
Niggardly means stingy or ungenerous, or small or scanty, as if given by a niggard. Learn more about its synonyms, antonyms, word frequency, and usage in sentences from various sources.
If you use the word niggardly, and someone is taken aback or offended, they either misheard you or don't know what they are talking about. In this situation, aim for generosity. Don't be niggardly with patience and understanding of their ignorance.
adjective. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. Synonyms: close, illiberal, mercenary, avaricious, tight, mean, miserly, penurious. Antonyms: generous. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. Synonyms: poor.
Definition of niggardly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: a meanly covetous and stingy person : miser. niggard adjective. Usage of Niggard and Niggardly. The words niggard and niggardly are etymologically unrelated to the highly offensive and inflammatory racial slur euphemistically referred to as the N-word, despite the words' visual and auditory resemblance to it.
