— niggardliness , n.
/nig"euhrd lee/ , adj.
1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter.
adv.
3. in the manner of a niggard.
[ 1520-30; NIGGARD + -LY ]
Syn. 1. penurious, miserly, mean, tight, avaricious, mercenary, illiberal, close. 2. poor.
Ant. 1. generous.