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- [nig-erd-lee]
- /ˈnɪg ərd li/
- /ˈnɪɡ.əd.li/
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- [nig-erd-lee]
- /ˈnɪg ərd li/
Definitions of niggardly word
- adjective niggardly reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 1
- adjective niggardly meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. 1
- adverb niggardly in the manner of a niggard. 1
- noun niggardly Not generous; stingy. 1
- adjective niggardly mean, stingy 1
- adjective niggardly If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something. 0
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Origin of niggardly
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; niggard + -ly
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Parts of speech for Niggardly
noun
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niggardly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adjective niggardly
- ungenerous — stingy; niggardly; miserly: an ungenerous portion; an ungenerous employer.
- stingy — having a sting.
- measly — Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
- mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- tight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
adverb niggardly
- meanly — moderately.
Antonyms for niggardly
adjective niggardly
- generous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
- beyond — If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
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