niggardly
/ˈnɪɡədli/adjective
उच्चारण निगड्ली
कंजूस, कृपण; बहुत कम
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formal, disapproving
unwilling to be generous with money, time; very small in amount
कंजूस, कृपण; बहुत कम
- a niggardly salary
- He was niggardly with praise but generous with advice.
- The company was niggardly with bonuses this year.
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- A niggardly portion of rice was served to each guest.
- He was niggardly in giving his time to others.
Synonyms mean miserly stingy parsimonious tight-fisted
Opposite generous liberal lavish munificent
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nig·gard·ly
?Which word?
Keep the mean words together: niggardly, miserly, stingy, parsimonious, tight-fisted, penny-pinching.
कंजूसी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: niggardly, miserly, stingy, parsimonious, tight-fisted, penny-pinching।
§Grammar and usage
Note: niggardly means mean with money; it is not connected with any offensive word, though some people avoid it for that reason.
ध्यान रखिए: niggardly का अर्थ पैसे में कंजूस है; इसका किसी अपमानजनक शब्द से संबंध नहीं, हालाँकि कुछ लोग इसी कारण इससे बचते हैं।
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One-word substitution
A mean person is a miser or niggard.
कंजूस व्यक्ति miser या niggard।