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niggard
(encz) | niggard,držgrešle |
niggard
(encz) | niggard,skrblík |
Niggard
(gcide) | Niggard \Nig"gard\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd), n. [Icel. hn["o]ggr
niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hne['a]w.]
A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends
grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.
--Chaucer.
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A penurious niggard of his wealth. --Milton.
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Be niggards of advice on no pretense. --Pope.
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Niggard
(gcide) | Niggard \Nig"gard\, a.
Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly;
miserly; stingy.
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Niggard
(gcide) | Niggard \Nig"gard\, v. t. & i.
To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] --Shak.
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niggard
(wn) | niggard
n 1: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn:
niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churl] |
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niggardliness
(encz) | niggardliness,lakota |
niggardly
(encz) | niggardly,lakomě |
niggardness
(encz) | niggardness, n: |
Niggard
(gcide) | Niggard \Nig"gard\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd), n. [Icel. hn["o]ggr
niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hne['a]w.]
A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends
grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.
--Chaucer.
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A penurious niggard of his wealth. --Milton.
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Be niggards of advice on no pretense. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]Niggard \Nig"gard\, a.
Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly;
miserly; stingy.
[1913 Webster]Niggard \Nig"gard\, v. t. & i.
To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] --Shak.
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Niggardise
(gcide) | Niggardise \Nig"gard*ise\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd*[imac]z), n.
Niggardliness. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Niggardish
(gcide) | Niggardish \Nig"gard*ish\, a.
Somewhat niggard.
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Niggardliness
(gcide) | Niggardliness \Nig"gard*li*ness\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd*l[i^]*n[e^]s),
n.
The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or
spending; parsimony; stinginess.
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Niggardliness is not good husbandry. --Addison.
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Niggardly
(gcide) | Niggardly \Nig"gard*ly\, adv.
In a niggard manner.
[1913 Webster]Niggardly \Nig"gard*ly\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd*l[y^]), a.
Meanly covetous or avaricious in dealing with others; stingy;
niggard.
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Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is
not for the steward to be niggardly. --Bp. Hall.
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Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; sparing; miserly;
penurious; sordid; stingy. See Avaricious.
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Niggardness
(gcide) | Niggardness \Nig"gard*ness\, n.
Niggardliness. --Sir P. Sidney.
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Niggardous
(gcide) | Niggardous \Nig"gard*ous\, a.
Niggardly. [Obs.]
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Covetous gathering and niggardous keeping. --Sir T.
More.
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Niggardship
(gcide) | Niggardship \Nig"gard*ship\, n.
Niggardliness. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.
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Niggardy
(gcide) | Niggardy \Nig"gard*y\, n.
Niggardliness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Unniggard
(gcide) | Unniggard \Unniggard\
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niggardliness
(wn) | niggardliness
n 1: extreme stinginess [syn: meanness, minginess,
niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony,
parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness,
closeness] |
niggardly
(wn) | niggardly
adj 1: petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly
tip" [syn: grudging, niggardly, scrimy] |
niggardness
(wn) | niggardness
n 1: extreme stinginess [syn: meanness, minginess,
niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony,
parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness,
closeness] |
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