| 单词 | niggardly |
| 释义 | niggardly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishniggardlynig‧gard‧ly /ˈnɪɡədli $ -ər-/ adjective old-fashioned1 CHEAPa niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillinglyniggardly wagesa niggardly 2% increase2 GENEROUS#unwilling to spend money or be generous SYN stingya niggardly personExamples from the Corpusniggardly• Banks have been niggardly in approving loans.Origin niggardly (1500-1600) niggard “ungenerous person” ((14-21 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language |
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