Dictionary Workbench Ondict
Word Bank Import Dict Cloud Sync

    niggardly

    Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

    niggardly

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++nig·gard·ly /ˈnɪɡədli $ -ər-/ adjective old-fashioned  1  CHEAPa niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillingly 很少的，勉强给的 niggardly wages 微薄的工资 a niggardly 2% increase 仅仅2%的增长2  GENEROUS#unwilling to spend money or be generous 小气的，吝啬的 SYN stingy a niggardly person 吝啬的人
    Examples from the Corpus
    niggardly• Banks have been niggardly in approving loans.    Origin niggardly (1500-1600) niggard “ungenerous person” ((14-21 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language
    nig·gard·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable
    niggardly etc Corpus too a small gift, is much salary amount,


    niggardly
    nig‧gard‧ly /ˈnɪɡədli $ -ər-/ adjective old-fashioned
     Date: 1500-1600
     Origin: niggard __ungenerous person__ (14-21 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language
    1. a niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillingly:
        niggardly wages
        a niggardly 2% increase
    2. unwilling to spend money or be generous
       SYN  stingy:
        a niggardly person


    nig·gard·lyBrE /ˈnɪɡədli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɪɡərdli/ 🔊 adjective (formal, disapproving) unwilling to be generous with money, time, etc. 吝啬的；小气的；不大度的 SYN mean (of a gift or an amount of money 礼品或钱数) not worth much and given unwillingly 不值钱的；抠门儿的；小气的 SYN miserly