niggardly.
Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
Meaning & usage
Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
Conceding few runs (of a bowler).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English niggard Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English niggardly From niggard + -ly (adjectival suffix).
In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English niggard Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English niggardly From niggard + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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