niggardly

Word family nounniggardiseniggardlinessniggardadjectiveniggardly

nig·gard·ly /ˈnɪɡədli $ -ər-/ adjectiveadj old-fashioned

1 CHEAPa niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillingly 很少的，勉强给的

niggardly wages

微薄的工资

a niggardly 2% increase

仅仅2%的增长

2 GENEROUS#unwilling to spend money or be generous 小气的，吝啬的 SYN stingy

a niggardly person

吝啬的人

Examples from the Corpus

niggardly• Banks have been niggardly in approving loans.

Origin niggardly

(1500-1600) niggard “ungenerous person” ((14-21 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language

词汇	niggardly
释义	niggardly Word family nounniggardiseniggardlinessniggardadjectiveniggardly nig·gard·ly /ˈnɪɡədli $ -ər-/ adjectiveadj old-fashioned 1 CHEAPa niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillingly 很少的，勉强给的 niggardly wages 微薄的工资 a niggardly 2% increase 仅仅2%的增长 2 GENEROUS#unwilling to spend money or be generous 小气的，吝啬的 SYN stingy a niggardly person 吝啬的人 Examples from the Corpus niggardly• Banks have been niggardly in approving loans. Origin niggardly (1500-1600) niggard “ungenerous person” ((14-21 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language
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