NIGGARD


Meaning of NIGGARD in English

n. & adj.

n. a mean or stingy person.

adj. archaic = NIGGARDLY.

[ ME, alt. f. earlier (obs.) nigon, prob. of Scand. orig.: cf. NIGGLE ]

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