Meanings
adjectiveniggardish (comparative more niggardish, superlative most niggardish)
comparative more niggardish · superlative most niggardish
- Somewhat niggardly.
There was in former times a certaine rich wretch, who had in his house great fort of wine; but yet was To nigardish and neere, that he sold the best, and kept the worst for his owne use
1635, Armand Jean du Plessis duc de Richelieu, Emblema Animæ
Origin
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niggardish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggardish
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“niggardish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggardish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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