单词 | niggardly |
释义 | niggardly —niggardliness, n. /nig"euhrd lee/, adj. 1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. adv. 3. in the manner of a niggard. [1520-30; NIGGARD + -LY] Syn. 1. penurious, miserly, mean, tight, avaricious, mercenary, illiberal, close. 2. poor. Ant. 1. generous. |
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