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Definition of Niggardly

Niggardly
Niggardly Nig"gard*ly, a. Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard. Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly. --Bp. Hall. Syn: Avarcious; covetous; parsimonious; sparing; miserly; penurios; sordid; stingy. See Avaricious.
Niggardly
Niggardly Nig"gard*ly, adv. In a niggard manner.

Meaning of Niggardly from wikipedia

- been several controversies involving the misunderstanding of the word ****rdly, an adjective meaning "stingy" or "miserly", because of its phonetic similarity...
- embedded in ordinary discourse. On one occasion, the use of the word ****rdly led to the resignation of a US public official because it sounded similar...
- said of Rehnquist in 1986 that "[n]obody since the 1930s has been so ****rdly in interpreting the Bill of Rights, so blatant in simply ignoring years...
- “The ****rdly ****”, an example of a British coon song, published in London in 1900....
- work was published in 1651, whereas Nast was born in 1840. ****rdly: The word "****rdly", meaning stingy or miserly, is not actually related to the...
- of the domes around the cemetery, he said that people of Medina were "****rdly", paying little attention to honoring "their celebrated countrymen". However...
- and anatomic names such as substantia nigra (black substance). The word ****rdly (miserly) is etymologically unrelated to ****, derived from the Old...
- but Lydgate has a ballad on the subject. 'Chichevache' literally means '****rdly' or 'greedy cow'." In the early fifteenth century John Lydgate wrote "Bycorne...
- evidence that the Allies could respond too generously rather than too ****rdly to whatever threats might arise." Levine, Alan J. (1992). The Strategic...
- (featuring Pink Siifu) Elucid Woods DJ Haram Pink Siifu DJ Haram 2:34 7. "****rdly (Blocked Call)" Elucid Woods August Fanon August Fanon 4:01 8. "The Gods...