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niggardly
nig·gard·ly N0101000 (nĭg′ərd-lē)adj.1. Grudging and petty in giving or spending.2. Meanly small; scanty or meager: left the waiter a niggardly tip.
nig′gard·li·ness n.nig′gard·ly adv.niggardly (ˈnɪɡədlɪ) adj1. stingy or ungenerous2. meagre: a niggardly salary. advstingily; grudgingly ˈniggardliness nnig•gard•ly (ˈnɪg ərd li)
adj. Sometimes Offensive. 1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. [1520–30] nig′gard•li•ness, n. usage: See niggard. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | niggardly - petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"grudging, scrimystingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
niggardlyadjective1. stingy, mean, avaricious, ungenerous, close, near (informal), sparing, grudging, mercenary, frugal, parsimonious, penurious, tightfisted, Scrooge-like, tight-arse (taboo slang), tight-arsed (taboo slang), tight-ass (U.S. taboo slang), tight-assed (U.S. taboo slang), snoep (S. African informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo slang) Officials say the EU is being particularly niggardly with these funds.
stingy liberal, generous, lavish, prodigal, bountiful, munificent2. paltry, mean, small, inadequate, miserable, pathetic, insufficient, beggarly, scant, meagre, skimpy, measly, scanty, wretched The niggardly compensation for her frightening ordeal amounted to just £6,500.
paltry liberal, generous, handsome, ample, abundant, plentiful, copious, bountiful, profuseniggardlyadjectiveUngenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted.Translationsniggardly (ˈnigədli) adjective not generous; unwilling to give or spend money. He's niggardly with his money; a niggardly gift. 小氣的, 吝嗇的 小气的，吝啬的
niggardly
Synonyms for niggardlyadj stingySynonyms- stingy
- mean
- avaricious
- ungenerous
- close
- near
- sparing
- grudging
- mercenary
- frugal
- parsimonious
- penurious
- tightfisted
- Scrooge-like
- tight-arse
- tight-arsed
- tight-ass
- tight-assed
- snoep
- tight as a duck's arse
Antonyms- liberal
- generous
- lavish
- prodigal
- bountiful
- munificent
adj paltrySynonyms- paltry
- mean
- small
- inadequate
- miserable
- pathetic
- insufficient
- beggarly
- scant
- meagre
- skimpy
- measly
- scanty
- wretched
Antonyms- liberal
- generous
- handsome
- ample
- abundant
- plentiful
- copious
- bountiful
- profuse
Synonyms for niggardlyadj ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend moneySynonyms- cheap
- close
- close-fisted
- costive
- hard-fisted
- mean
- miserly
- niggard
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- petty
- pinching
- stingy
- tight
- tightfisted
Synonyms for niggardlyadj petty or reluctant in giving or spendingSynonymsRelated Words |