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niggardly
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excessively stingy or miserly, often characterized by an unwillingness to spend or give freely
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most niggardly
Comparative
more niggardly
gradable
Examples
Despite his considerable wealth, the millionaire was notoriously niggardly, rarely contributing to charitable causes.
Lexical Tree
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