adjective · rare

niggardly

niggardly · more niggardly · most niggardly

жадный, скаредный, скупой

geizig

Withholding for the sake of meannessWithholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.

UK/ˈnɪɡədli/US/ˈnɪɡɚdli/

» Of a rich man who was niggardly he said, "That man does not own his estate, but his estate owns him."

Meaning

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Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
geizig
жадныйžadnyj, скаредныйskarednyj, скупойskupoj
Conceding few runs (of a bowler).

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Of a rich man who was niggardly he said, "That man does not own his estate, but his estate owns him."
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more niggardly, most niggardly

Comparative	more niggardly Lesson
Superlative	most niggardly Lesson

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