单词	niggardly
释义	niggardlynig‧gard‧ly /ˈnɪɡədli $ -ər-/ adjective old-fashioned Word Origin WORD ORIGINniggardly Origin: 1500-1600 niggard ‘ungenerous person’ (14-21 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Banks have been niggardly in approving loans. 1a niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillingly:  niggardly wages a niggardly 2% increase2unwilling to spend money or be generous SYN  stingy:  a niggardly person
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