niggard

  • 11niggard — /ˈnɪgəd / (say niguhd) Rare –noun 1. an excessively parsimonious or stingy person. –adjective 2. niggardly. {Middle English, from (obsolete) nig niggard (from Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect nygg) + ard} …

  • 12niggard — Synonyms and related words: Silas Marner, cheapskate, cheeseparing, churl, close, curmudgeon, grudging, mean, mingy, miser, miserly, muckworm, niggardly, penny pincher, penny pinching, penurious, pinchfist, pinchgut, pinchpenny, save all, scrooge …

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  • 13niggard — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tightwad, Scrooge, skinflint; see miser 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A stingy person: miser, Scrooge, skinflint. Informal: penny pincher. Slang: cheapskate, stiff, tightwad. See GIVE. II adjective Ungenerously or… …

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  • 14niggard — nig·gard || nɪgÉ™(r)d n. stingy person, miser …

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  • 15niggard — grading …

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  • 16niggard — [ nɪgəd] noun a mean person; a miser. Origin ME: alt. of earlier nigon …

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  • 17niggard — I. n. Miser, curmudgeon, churl, hunks, lickpenny, skinflint, scrimp, screw, mean fellow, sordid wretch. II. a. Parsimonious, miserly, covetous, sparing, stinted, niggardly …

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  • 18niggard — n miser, skinflint, Sl. skin, Sl. cheapskate, Inf. piker, muckworm, Sl. screw; penny pincher, pinchpenny, lickpenny, Inf. tightwad; cheese paier, hoarder, save all, Scot. carl; scrooge, Har pagon, money grubber, harpy; curmudgeon, churl, hunks …

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  • 19niggard — nig·gard …

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  • 20niggard — n. & adj. n. a mean or stingy person. adj. archaic = NIGGARDLY. Etymology: ME, alt. f. earlier (obs.) nigon, prob. of Scand. orig.: cf. NIGGLE …

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