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niggarded

niggarded is the simple past and past participle of niggard.

Meaning of niggard

Verb

niggard (third-person singular simple present niggards, present participle niggarding, simple past and past participle niggarded)

  1. (intransitive) To hoard; to act stingily.
    • Within thine owne bud burieſt thy content, / And tender chorle makſt waſt in niggarding: […]1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 1”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC

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Questions about niggarded

What is niggarded the simple past and past participle of?
Niggarded is the simple past and past participle of niggard.

Words near niggarded in the dictionary

  1. niggah
  2. niggahita
  3. niggahs
  4. niggahz
  5. niggard
  6. niggarded
  7. niggarding
  8. niggardise
  9. niggardish
  10. niggardliest
  11. niggardlily

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