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21Horn of Bran the Niggard — The Horn of Bran the Niggard from the North was one of the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain. The earliest sources of the legend of the Thirteen Treasures are unknown, but they represent a tantalizing glimpse of pre Christian Celtic… …
22The Niggard Rich — ( O Rico Avarento , in the original title) is a play written by Ariano Suassuna, published in 1954 and based in Molière s literary composition.PlotThe story, located in Brazil s northeast, is about a rich and powerful colonel and his two… …
23grading — niggard …
24miser — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hoarder, niggard, money grubber, skinflint, penny pincher (sl.), tightwad (sl.). See parsimony. Ant., altruist, benefactor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hoarder of gold] Syn. extortioner, usurer,… …
25skinflint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. niggard, scrimp, hoarder, tightwad. See parsimony. Ant., philanthropist. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scrimp, tightwad, hoarder, Scrooge; see miser 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. *cheapskate, miser …
26niggardly — [nig′ərd′lē] adj. 1. like or characteristic of a niggard; stingy; miserly 2. small, few, or scanty, as if given by a niggard [a niggardly sum] adv. in the manner of a niggard; stingily SYN. STINGY1 niggardliness n …
27Sonnet 4 — Sonnet|4 Unthrifty loveliness, why dost thou spend Upon thy self thy beauty s legacy? Nature s bequest gives nothing, but doth lend, And being frank she lends to those are free: Then, beauteous niggard, why dost thou abuse The bounteous largess… …
28Donald Crisp — Dans Shining Victory (1941) Données clés Naissanc …
29niggardly — niggardliness, n. /nig euhrd lee/, adj. 1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. adv. 3. in the manner of a niggard. [1520 30; NIGGARD + LY] Syn. 1. penurious, miserly …
30tightwad — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., slang, skinflint, cheapskate. See parsimony. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. muckworm, niggard, scrimp; see miser 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. miser, *cheapskate, *Scrooge, *penny pincher,… …
