| 单词 | niggardly |
| 释义 | niggardly[ nig-erd-lee ] / ˈnɪg ərd li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR niggardly ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivereluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. adverbin a stingy, miserly, or tight-fisted manner. Origin of niggardlyFirst recorded in 1520–30; niggard + -ly SYNONYMS FOR niggardly1 penurious, miserly, mean, tight, avaricious, mercenary, illiberal, close. 2 poor. SEE SYNONYMS FOR niggardly ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR niggardly1 generous. SEE ANTONYMS FOR niggardly ON THESAURUS.COM usage note for niggardlySee niggard. OTHER WORDS FROM niggardlynig·gard·li·ness, nounWords nearby niggardlyNigerien, Niger-Kordofanian, Niger seed, nigga, niggard, niggardly, nigger, nigger heaven, niggle, niggling, nigh Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for niggardlyniggardly / (ˈnɪɡədlɪ) / adjectivestingy or ungenerous meagrea niggardly salary adverbstingily; grudgingly Derived forms of niggardlyniggardliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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