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adjective

Definition of niggardnext
as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible in Shakespeare's sonnet, the narrator begs his love to give him more praise "than niggard truth would willingly impart"

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niggard

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noun

ˈni-gərd How to pronounce niggard (audio)
as in miser
a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money such a niggard that he refused to hand out candy at Halloween, saying it would cost too much money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for niggard
  1. careful
  2. miser
  3. niggardly
  4. selfish
  5. miserly
  6. parsimonious
  7. greedy
  8. stingy
Adjective
  • Strategic owners may focus on growth, angels on early exits and VCs on IPOs, but these can align with careful planning.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • From general manager Kyle Davidson on down, the Blackhawks are always careful not to criticize Jones.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of careful
Noun
  • This ahead-of-its-time 1988 film stars Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a TV executive and self-seeking miser who receives a wake-up call from the ghosts of Christmas Past (David Johansen), Present (Carol Kane) and Future (Robert Hammond) to help straighten his mean spirit.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • For a more tuneful version of the Dickens tale, there’s this 1970 musical starring Albert Finney as the eponymous miser.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of miser
Adjective
  • Many Chileans are angry about the country’s unequal distribution of wealth and power, about niggardly pensions (for which people are supposed to save themselves) and about long waiting times for doctors’ visits and poor schools.
    The Economist, The Economist, 25 Dec. 2019
  • To tap one of the country’s two largest and most niggardly mines is hard enough.
    The Economist, The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018
Definition of niggardly
Adjective
  • Hill went rogue and selfish, again, by cryptically hinting a coach pulled him out of the game due to his left wrist injury.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But Abbott, about well-meaning teachers and the kids in their charge, is aimed at families, while Sunny is an adults-only show about some of the most selfish and despicable characters in sitcom history.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of selfish
Adjective
  • The show finds Homer desperate to scrape together enough money to pay for a fun family Christmas after his miserly boss, Mr. Burns, cancelled the holiday bonus and Marge had to empty the piggy bank to remove a tattoo that Bart had gotten at the mall.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The book is a 92-page novel about Scrooge, a miserly man transformed into a better person after the ghost of Marley, his former partner, and three Spirits visit him on Christmas Eve and show him his past, present, and future.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of miserly
Adjective
  • Under Mike Ashley, the Premier League’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations — which permit losses of up to £105m over a rolling three-year period — were never an issue given his parsimonious nature.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
  • To articulate its outlines sufficiently is, almost by definition, to spill past time, to run counter to the withholding, parsimonious control that has characterized the Obamas all along.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
Definition of parsimonious
Adjective
  • How inflation is impacting America Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation?
    Juweek Adolphe, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Scanty sentences for these greedy big shots do little to deter crooked behavior in the future.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of greedy
Adjective
  • In the last two seasons, Texas has fielded one of the stingiest defenses in the country.
    Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Chargers authored the league’s stingiest defense in terms of points allowed (17.7 per game), and the recent return of J.K. Dobbins from a knee injury gives them an explosive option in a backfield that can also grind out tough yardage behind a stout offensive line.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of stingy
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