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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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