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niggardly
Niggardly (adj) means Mean and unwilling to give or spend generously.
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1
Mean and unwilling to give or spend generously.
"This manifests itself in an implacable tendency to provide an opulent supply of some things and a niggardly yield of others."
— John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society (1958)
"They were not niggardly, these tramps, and he who had money did not hesitate to share it among the rest."
— William Somerset Maugham, chapter 47 (1919)
2
(cricket) Describing a bowler who lets batters score very few runs.
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What is the meaning of niggardly?
"niggardly" (adj) means mean and unwilling to give or spend generously.
What is another word for niggardly?
Other words for "niggardly" include grudging, scrimy.
What is the opposite of niggardly?
Opposites of "niggardly" include generous, bountiful, munificent, liberal.
What are the different meanings of niggardly?
"niggardly" has 2 main meanings: 1. Mean and unwilling to give or spend generously; 2. (cricket) Describing a bowler who lets batters score very few runs.
