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"Niggardly"
Keywords:
stingy
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miserly
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avaricious
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nigla
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niggle
Meanly covetous or avaricious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.
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Niggardly is a word synonymous with stingy and miserly, and a niggard (noun) is a miser. They are both derived from the Old Norse verb nigla, meaning "to fuss about small matters". (The English word "niggle" retains the original Norse meaning.)
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Keywords:
meager
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scant
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little
scant, meager, very little
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Keywords:
petty
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spending
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tip
petty in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"
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manner
In a niggard manner.
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