Meanings
nounniggardy (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableNiggardliness.
Likewise, greatly making thyself naked, thou fastenest on a person in dreams, O niggard, baffling the plan and design of a man. Departure from the niggardy is praised : Thou hast left niggardy, hast found what is pleasant; […]
1922, John McKenzie, Hindu Ethics: A Historical and Critical Essay, page 24
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Origin
- Middle Englishnygardie
- Englishniggardy
From Middle English nygardie; equivalent to niggard + -y.
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