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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
  • After that, Buckley seemed more careful about positioning, doing his best to keep the action in the open while not allowing Covington to close in and work from the clinch.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Behind, kids are hoisted — careful with that hot chocolate!
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of careful
Noun
  • 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
  • The Bay Area’s relationship with the infamous miser Scrooge is undergoing some shifts.
    David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 2 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
  • The high price for Yoon’s selfish martial law debacle will be paid over time, in installments, by South Korea’s 51 million people.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Warm feelings fueled by the wonder and kindness of the season, inspired by the transformative and timeless experiences of Ebenezer Scrooge who changed from a selfish, penny-pinching grouch, into a generous, happy and altruistic person.
    Eric C. Shuster, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of selfish
Adjective
  • Smart Care can free up valuable storage space, an important function considering most Macs come with miserly amounts of storage.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Sneak-peek images of the one-time-only giveaway souvenirs had quickly been met with ridicule online for their ultra-minimalist design — seen by some as one last miserly indignity directed at a loyal fanbase.
    Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 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
  • Some wonder what's wrong with American society; some see a wakeup call for greedy health insurers.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Even as a single, childless woman, which society calls failure, my life always felt charmed, so charmed that asking God for more felt greedy.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of greedy
Adjective
  • How Brunson navigates physical, stingy opposing defenses this season will be critical in the Knicks’ pursuit of an elusive NBA title.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Valve has also been stingy with VR AAA titles, delivering only Half-Life: Alyx and leaving the industry waiting for the next bestseller title.
    Anshel Sag, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of stingy
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