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- 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 nigger, an ethnic slur used against black people
- 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
- NIGGARDLY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Niggardly definition: reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly See examples of NIGGARDLY used in a sentence
- NIGGARDLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
In proportion, as she becomes niggardly in her gifts, she exacts a greater price for her work
- niggardly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
niggardly (comparative more niggardly, superlative most niggardly) (now rare) In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily quotations
- Niggardly - definition of niggardly by The Free Dictionary
1 Grudging and petty in giving or spending 2 Meanly small; scanty or meager: left the waiter a niggardly tip
- niggardly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
Definition of niggardly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- NIGGARDLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something
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