"niggardly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: niggardly [positive], more niggardly [comparative], most niggardly [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone is niggardly, the person does not give away money or other things. The person is mean and stingy.
    Sense id: simple-niggardly-en-adj-Ol8hKOk0

Adverb [English]

Forms: niggardly [positive], more niggardly [comparative], Superlativemost niggardly
Head templates: {{adverb|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you do something niggardly, you do it in an uptight way, usually sparingly or stingily.
    Sense id: simple-niggardly-en-adv-IBFAzPK4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs
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