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niggardliest

niggardliest is the superlative form of niggardly.

Meaning of niggardly

Adjective

niggardly (comparative more niggardly, superlative most niggardly)

  1. Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
    • [W]here the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly.1609, Joseph Hall, (paraphrasing Ambrose? in) "No Peace with Rome", in Josiah Pratt (editor), The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall, D. D., Vol. IX. Polemical Works, London...
    Synonyms:
    miserly, stingy, as tight as Dick's hatband, cheap, cheeseparing, chintzy, close, close as wax, close-fisted, illiberal
  2. Conceding few runs (of a bowler).

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Questions about niggardliest

What is niggardliest the superlative form of?
Niggardliest is the superlative form of niggardly.

Words near niggardliest in the dictionary

  1. niggard
  2. niggarded
  3. niggarding
  4. niggardise
  5. niggardish
  6. niggardliest
  7. niggardlily
  8. niggardliness
  9. niggardlinesses
  10. niggardly
  11. niggardness

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