niggardly

Adjective

Positive niggardly

Comparative more niggardly

Superlative most niggardly

1. (rare) When someone is niggardly, the person does not give away money or other things. The person is mean and stingy.

   The economics teacher said people were being niggardly with their money.

Adverb

Positive niggardly

Comparative more niggardly

Superlative most niggardly

1. (rare) When you do something niggardly, you do it in an uptight way, usually sparingly or stingily.

Usage notes

The word is often mistaken for an adverb of the vulgar noun nigger, but the two are not related in definition or etymology.