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[nĭǵərd]
(n.)A stingy, grasping person; a miser.
(adj.)Stingy; miserly.
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There have been several controversies concerning the word "niggardly" , an adjective meaning "stingy" or "miserly", in the United States due to its phonetic similarity to the racial slur "nigger". T...
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“Niggard” is a very old word in English meaning “miser” or “stingy person.” Americans often mistakenly assume it is a variant on the most common insulting term for dark-skinned people. You may embarrass yourself by attacking a writer for racism when you see it in print; ... Read about the book.
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[H]is heart swelled within him, as he sat at the head of his own table, on the occasion of the house-warming, dispensing with no niggard hand the gratuitous viands and unlimited beer, which were at once to symbolise and inaugurate the hospitality of his mansion.
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niggard - 4 definitions - A miser; a stingy person. The word is not in any way related to the negroid race. ... George Eliot's Silas Marner portrays the life of a lonely niggard who cares for naught but his money...
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NIGGARD: Review the definition, meaning, pronunciation, explanation, synonyms, and antonyms of the term NIGGARD in the Online Dictionary. What is a 7 letter word that starts with N? ... NIGGARD is a 7 letter word that starts with N.
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niggard 1366, nygart, of uncertain origin. The suffix suggests Fr. origin (cf. dastard), but the root word is probably related to O.N. hnøggr "stingy," from P.Gmc. *khnauwjaz (cf. Swed. njugg "close, careful," Ger. ... Look up niggard at Dictionary.com...
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Today in History ... Ask a Question ... To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.
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Washington DC Mayor Anthony Williams lets David Howard go for using niggardly. ... White DC Mayoral Staffer Loses Job for Saying "Niggardly" ... Details of the Niggardly Controversy...
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