niggardly

🇬🇧 UK/ˈnigədli/🇺🇸 US/'ni^әdli/
C2

Definitions

adj.

Unwilling to spend or give; mean and stingy

吝啬的,小气的

adv.

In a stingy or ungenerous manner

吝啬地,小气地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
niggardstem
+
lyin the manner of
=niggardly

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