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niggard    
n. 吝啬鬼
a. 吝啬的,小气的

吝啬鬼吝啬的,小气的

niggard
n 1: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [synonym:
{niggard}, {skinflint}, {scrooge}, {churl}]

Niggard \Nig"gard\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd), n. [Icel. hn["o]ggr
niggardly, stingy -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hne['a]w.]
A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends
grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.
--Chaucer.
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A penurious niggard of his wealth. --Milton.
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Be niggards of advice on no pretense. --Pope.
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Niggard \Nig"gard\, a.
Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly;
miserly; stingy.
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Niggard \Nig"gard\, v. t. & i.
To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] --Shak.
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  • NIGGARD Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of NIGGARD is a meanly covetous and stingy person : miser Usage of Niggard and Niggardly: Usage Guide
  • Controversies about the word niggardly - Wikipedia
    In the United States, there have been several controversies involving the misunderstanding of the word niggardly, an adjective meaning "stingy" or "miserly", because of its phonetic similarity to nigger, an ethnic slur used against black people
  • niggard - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    niggard (comparative more niggard, superlative most niggard) Sparing; stinting; parsimonious Miserly or stingy
  • Niggard - definition of niggard by The Free Dictionary
    Define niggard niggard synonyms, niggard pronunciation, niggard translation, English dictionary definition of niggard n A stingy, grasping person; a miser adj Stingy; miserly
  • NIGGARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    2 meanings: 1 a stingy person 2 archaic miserly Click for more definitions
  • Niggard - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms Etymology - Better Words
    A person who is stingy, miserly, or excessively frugal "Despite his wealth, the man lived like a niggard, hoarding his money " It describes an individual who is unwilling to spend or give money, often displaying a strong desire to accumulate and hoard wealth
  • What is the Etymology of Niggard? - WikiEtymology
    Where did “niggard” come from? It sprang from Middle English nigard , likely from Old Norse hnøggr (“stingy”), tied to hnøggva (“to hoard”) Picture a Viking’s tight grip morphing into a miser’s grudge—by the 1300s, it meant “cheap,” now a sharp jab at the penny-pincher
  • Niggard - What does it mean? - WikiDiff
    Niggard - What does it mean? Sparing; stinting; parsimonious Miserly or stingy [H]is heart swelled within him, as he sat at the head of his own table, on the occasion of the house-warming, dispensing with no niggard hand the gratuitous viands and unlimited beer, which were at once to symbolise and inaugurate the hospitality of his mansion
  • Niggardly - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
    "sordidly parsimonious, stingy," 1560s, from niggard + -ly (1) It was while giving a speech in Washington, to a very international audience, about the British theft of the Elgin marbles from the Parthenon I described the attitude of the current British authorities as "niggardly "
  • NIGGARD Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Niggard definition: an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person See examples of NIGGARD used in a sentence





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