niggard
niggard · more niggard · most niggard
Sparing; stinting; parsimoniousSparing; stinting; parsimonious.
» Many people considered him a niggard.
Багато хто вважав його скрягою. — deniko
danieljtah · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesSparing; stinting; parsimonious.
Miserly or stingy.
Examples
2 sentencesMany people considered him a niggard.
Багато хто вважав його скрягою. — deniko
Niggard is she towards us, granting us little gain; still, we are proud to serve.
Origin
From Middle English nigard, nygard (“miser”), from nig (“niggardly person”), possibly of SFrom Middle English nigard, nygard (“miser”), from nig (“niggardly person”), possibly of Scandinavian origin;
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Forms
more niggard, most niggard| Comparative | more niggard Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most niggard Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.