niggardly

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IPA /ˈnɪɡədli/

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Adjective

niggardly adjective

Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.

Adverb

niggardly adverb

In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily.

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miserly stingy niggard closefisted penurious scant skimping lean halfhearted spareless skimped pitiless nithing spareful spare wantish starveling disdainful

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