niggardly
Adjective[change]
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- (rare) When someone is niggardly, the person does not give away money or other things. The person is mean and stingy.
- The economics teacher said people were being niggardly with their money.
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Usage notes[change]
The word is often mistaken for an adverb of the vulgar noun nigger, but the two are not related in definition or etymology.