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niggardy

niggardy noun: niggardliness.

Noun

niggardy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Niggardliness.
    • Likewise, greatly making thyself naked, thou fastenest on a person in dreams, O niggard, baffling the plan and design of a man.
      Departure from the niggardy is praised : Thou hast left niggardy, hast found what is pleasant; […]1922, John McKenzie, Hindu Ethics: A Historical and Critical Essay, page 24

Origin of niggardy

From Middle English nygardie; equivalent to niggard + -y.

Questions about niggardy

What does niggardy mean?
Niggardy means niggardliness.
What part of speech is niggardy?
Niggardy is a noun.

Words near niggardy in the dictionary

  1. niggardness
  2. niggardous
  3. niggardry
  4. niggards
  5. niggardship
  6. niggardy
  7. niggas
  8. niggatown
  9. niggatowns
  10. niggatry
  11. niggaz

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