Niggardly
/ˈnɪɡɚdli/ adj, adv
adj, adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
"[W]here the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly."
- 2 Conceding few runs (of a bowler).
Adjective
- 1 petty or reluctant in giving or spending wordnet
Adverb
- 1 In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily. archaic
"because many families are compelled to live niggardly, exhaust and undone by great dowers, none shall be given at all, or very little […]."
Example
More examples"Of a rich man who was niggardly he said, "That man does not own his estate, but his estate owns him.""
Etymology
Etymology 1
From niggard + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Etymology 2
From niggard + -ly (adverbial suffix).