Meanings
adjectiveniggardous (comparative more niggardous, superlative most niggardous)
comparative more niggardous · superlative most niggardous
- obsoleteNiggardly.
covetous gathering and niggardous keeping
c. 1522, Thomas More, The Four Last Things
Origin
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niggardous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggardous
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“niggardous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggardous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “niggardous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggardous.
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