niggardly

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1. niggardly - Adjective

2. niggardly - Adverb

4. niggardly - Adjective Satellite

Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.

In a niggard manner.

Source: Webster's dictionary

sparing miserly grudging stingy parsimonious scrooge miser sou small near close thrifty scrubby poor mean

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beneficent free good open enough liberal

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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." Diogenes Laërtius

Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy, counsel, countenance. Benjamin Franklin

a niggardly tip Source: Internet