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niggard

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7 lettersPronunciation [ˈnɪɡɚd]Part of speech nounSorted adgginrStarts with NEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

Word origin

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hnauwjaz, source of Old English hneaw (“stingy”), replaced by Middle English nig.

Used in a sentence

  • It was, however, the pleasure of his niggard and unhappy fortune, that in seeking a place proper for his accommodation, he and Dapple tumbled into a deep and very dark pit, among a number of old buildings.
  • Then beautious nigard why dooſt thou abuſe / The bountious largeſſe giuen thee to giue?
  • All his pleasures were social; and while health and fortune smiled upon him, he was no niggard either of his time or talents to those who needed them.

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