| 单词 | niggardly |
| 释义 | niggardly (once / 6567 pages) adj While this looks like a certain racial slur, it's really just a way of saying meager, stingy or ungenerous. If you get a niggardly share of cake, it means someone gave you a very small piece. This word is so close to a nasty racial slur that people have gotten in trouble for using it correctly. The words are not related in any way, they just sound alike. If you use the word niggardly, and someone is taken aback or offended, they either misheard you or don't know what they are talking about. In this situation, aim for generosity. Don't be niggardly with patience and understanding of their ignorance. WORD FAMILYniggardly: niggardliness+/niggard: niggardly, niggardness, niggards USAGE EXAMPLESAn administrator in Washington, D.C.’s Office of the Public Advocate had to resign in 1999 for using the word niggardly in a staff meeting. Wall Street Journal(Jul 17, 2015) “Niggardly,” of course, is an old English word, admittedly obscure, defined as “grudgingly mean about spending.” Salon(Jul 05, 2015) Once this sparsely peopled flatland was carpeted by niggardly scrub, home to jaguars and braces of toucans. Newsweek(Apr 29, 2013) adj petty or reluctant in giving or spending a niggardly tip Syn grudging, scrimy stingy, ungenerous unwilling to spend |
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