niggardly
11niggardly — UK [ˈnɪɡə(r)dlɪ] / US [ˈnɪɡərdlɪ] adjective Word forms niggardly : adjective niggardly comparative niggardlier superlative niggardliest formal 1) not generous, or not willing to spend money 2) a niggardly amount of money is very small and not… …
12niggardly — 1. adjective /ˈnɪɡədli,ˈnɪɡɚdli/ Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly. This manifests itself in an implacable tendency to provide an opulent supply of some things and a niggardly yield of others. Syn: miserly, stingy …
13niggardly — adj. (lit.) niggardly in * * * [ nɪgədlɪ] (lit.) niggardly in …
14niggardly — adjective 1) a niggardly person Syn: cheap, mean, miserly, parsimonious, close fisted, penny pinching, cheeseparing, grasping, ungenerous, illiberal; informal stingy, tight, tightfisted Ant: generous 2 …
15niggardly — adjective Date: 1571 1. grudgingly mean about spending or granting ; begrudging 2. provided in meanly limited supply Synonyms: see stingy • niggardliness noun • niggardly adverb …
16niggardly — niggardliness, n. /nig euhrd lee/, adj. 1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. adv. 3. in the manner of a niggard. [1520 30; NIGGARD + LY] Syn. 1. penurious, miserly …
17niggardly — nig|gard|ly [ nıgərdli ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) not generous or not willing to spend money: MEAN, MISERLY 2. ) a niggardly amount of money is very small and not enough for a particular purpose …
18niggardly — nig•gard•ly [[t]ˈnɪg ərd li[/t]] adj. sometimes off. 1) off reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly 2) meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30 nig′gard•li•ness, n. usage: See niggard …
19niggardly — /ˈnɪgədli/ (say niguhdlee) adjective 1. parsimonious; stingy. 2. meanly small or scanty: a niggardly allowance. –adverb 3. in the manner of a niggard. –niggardliness, noun …
20niggardly — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, ascetic, austere, bountiful, cheeseparing, chinchy, chintzy, close, closefisted, closefistedly, dwarfed, dwarfish, exiguous, frugal, grudging, illiberal, illiberally, impoverished,… …
