Dictionary entry

Niggardly

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Nig″gard‐ly, a. Meanly covetous or avaricious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.

Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly. Bp. Hall.

Syn. — Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; sparing; miserly; penurious; sordid; stingy. See Avaricious.