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- NIGGARDLY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
stingy, close, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others stingy implies a marked lack of generosity
- Controversies about the word niggardly - Wikipedia
In the United States, there have been several controversies involving the misunderstanding of the word niggardly, an adjective meaning "stingy" or "miserly", because of its phonetic similarity to the term nigger, an ethnic slur used against black people
- What Does Niggardly Mean and Why Is It Controversial
Linguists and standard dictionaries define "niggardly" as meaning grudgingly mean, stingy, or parsimonious — in short, ungenerous — and trace the adjective to niggard plus a Middle English adjectival suffix [1] [2] [7]
- NIGGARDLY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
NIGGARDLY definition: reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly See examples of niggardly used in a sentence
- NIGGARDLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
In proportion, as she becomes niggardly in her gifts, she exacts a greater price for her work
- Niggardly - definition of niggardly by The Free Dictionary
Define niggardly niggardly synonyms, niggardly pronunciation, niggardly translation, English dictionary definition of niggardly adj 1 Grudging and petty in giving or spending
- niggardly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adverb niggardly (comparative more niggardly, superlative most niggardly) (now rare) In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily
- Is niggardly a racist word? - The Straight Dope
“Niggard” comes up as early as Chaucer, late 14th century The most commonly speculated origin is Scandanavian nig Old Norse hnoggr, meaning miserly
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