Definition: niggardly

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

niggardly
     adj : petty in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip" [syn: grudging,
            scrimy]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Niggardly \Nig"gard*ly\, a.
   Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy;
   niggard.

         Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is
         not for the steward to be niggardly.     --Bp. Hall.

   Syn: Avarcious; covetous; parsimonious; sparing; miserly;
        penurios; sordid; stingy. See Avaricious.
Niggardly \Nig"gard*ly\, adv.
   In a niggard manner.