niggardizev.
/ˈnɪɡədʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈnɪɡərˌdaɪz/ rare.
transitive. = niggard v. 1. Also intransitive: to behave in a niggardly manner.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > be niggardly or mean [verb (intransitive)]
spare1377
to lick one's knifec1400
chincha1425
pincha1425
stick1533
nig1559
to make pottage of a flintc1576
niggard1596
wretcha1598
niggardize1606
wire-draw1616
screw1820
skincha1825
scrimp1848
stinge1937
to pinch pennies (also a penny)1942
penny-pinch1945
1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xiv. lxxxii. 343 No Lady Could more Courtshipp, or well-nigardiz'd yt lesse.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Chandelle Brusler la chandelle par les deux bouts,..to play the micher, nigardize it, goe very neerely to worke.
1654 Trag. Alphonsus ii. 17 Fame I accuse thee, thou did'st niggardize, And faintly sound my loves perfections.
Derivatives
ˈniggardized adj. (in quot. 1877 used as postmodifier).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] > grudged
grudged1549
begrudged1840
niggardized1877
1877 J. S. Blackie Wise Men Greece 160 Some [say] that stinted prayer And offering niggardised have turned the smile Of gods to frowning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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