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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
  • NIGGARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    2 meanings: 1 a stingy person 2 archaic miserly Click for more definitions
  • Niggard - definition of niggard by The Free Dictionary
    1 an extremely stingy person 2 niggardly; stingy [1325–75; Middle English nyggard = nig niggard (< Scandinavian; compare dial Swedish nygg; akin to Old English hnēaw stingy) + -ard -ard] usage: The words niggard and niggardly are sometimes perceived as insulting because they sound like the highly offensive word nigger
  • Niggard - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    ˈnɪgəd IPA guide Other forms: niggards Definitions of niggard noun a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend synonyms: churl, scrooge, skinflint
  • What is the Etymology of Niggard? - WikiEtymology
    Q: What’s the origin of the word “niggard”? A: It hails from Old Norse hnøggr (“stingy”), tied to hnøggva (“to hoard”)—a Viking’s stash, scholars wink
  • niggard: meaning, synonyms - WordSense
    What does niggard‎ mean? From Middle English nigard, nygard ("miser"), from nig ("niggardly person"), possibly of Scandinavian origin (Old Norse hnǫggr ("miserly, stingy")) Possibly cognate to niggle ("miser") Sparing; stinting; parsimonious Miserly or stingy
  • Niggard - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms Etymology
    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
  • NIGGARD Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Niggard definition: an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person See examples of NIGGARD used in a sentence
  • 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
  • NIGGARD Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
    Synonyms for NIGGARD: careful, niggardly, selfish, miserly, parsimonious, greedy, stingy, ungenerous; Antonyms of NIGGARD: generous, liberal, munificent, bounteous, charitable, bountiful, unsparing, unstinting





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