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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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  • Controversies about the word niggardly - Wikipedia
    Niggardly (noun: niggard) is an adjective meaning 'stingy' or ' miserly ' Niggard (14th C) is derived from the Middle English word meaning 'stingy,' nigon, which is probably derived from two other words also meaning 'stingy,' Old Norse hnǫggr and Old English hnēaw [2] The word niggle, which in modern usage means to give excessive attention to minor details, probably shares an etymology
  • 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 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    niggard (third-person singular simple present niggards, present participle niggarding, simple past and past participle niggarded) (intransitive) To hoard; to act stingily
  • NIGGARD Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    NIGGARD definition: an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person See examples of niggard used in a sentence
  • NIGGARDLY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of NIGGARDLY is grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging How to use niggardly in a sentence Usage of Niggard and Niggardly: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Niggardly
  • Nigger - Wikipedia
    Nigger is a racial slur directed at Black people References to nigger have been increasingly replaced by the euphemistic "the N-word", notably in cases where nigger is mentioned but not directly used [1] In an instance of linguistic reappropriation, the term nigger is also used casually and fraternally among African Americans, most commonly in the form of nigga, whose spelling reflects the
  • 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
  • Niggard - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
    "mean or stingy person, miser," late 14c , nigard, nygard, nygart, also with a variant… See origin and meaning of niggard
  • NIGGARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    2 meanings: 1 a stingy person 2 archaic miserly Click for more definitions
  • What Does Niggardly Mean and Why Is It Controversial
    Linguists and standard dictionaries define "niggardly" as meaning grudgingly mean, stingy, or parsimonious — in short, ungenerous — and trace the adjective to niggard plus a Middle English adjectival suffix [1] [2] [7] Etymological work links niggard and related forms to Scandinavian and Old English roots meaning "stingy" (for example Old Norse hnøggr or Old English hneaw) and dates





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