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niggardly

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɪɡədli/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adggilnryStarts with NEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. petty or reluctant in giving or spending

Word origin

From niggard + -ly (adjectival suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • [W]here the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly.
  • They were not niggardly, these tramps, and he who had money did not hesitate to share it among the rest.
  • This manifests itself in an implacable tendency to provide an opulent supply of some things and a niggardly yield of others.

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