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Definition of niggardly adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

niggardly

adjective

NAmE//ˈnɪɡərdli//

(formal) (disapproving)

1unwilling to be generous with money, time, etc. synonym mean

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2(of a gift or an amount of money) not worth much and given unwillingly synonym miserly

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