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nig·gard·ly /ˈnɪɡədli $ -ər-/ adjective old-fashioned 1 CHEAPa niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillingly 很少的，勉强给的 niggardly wages 微薄的工资 a niggardly 2% increase 仅仅2%的增长2 GENEROUS#unwilling to spend money or be generous 小气的，吝啬的 SYN stingy a niggardly person 吝啬的人Examples from the Corpusniggardly• Banks have been niggardly in approving loans.Origin niggardly (1500-1600) niggard “ungenerous person” ((14-21 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian languagenig·gard·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable niggardly etc Corpus too a small gift, is much salary amount, |