niggardly

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore N words

ungenerous and stingy with money or resources

In a sentence

Niggardly in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing niggardly in a sentence.

His niggardly tips left the waitstaff openly resentful.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Keep going

the lowest or most unsuccessful point of something

lacking experience, sophistication, or critical judgment

excessive self-admiration and preoccupation with oneself

a condition of stupor, drowsiness, or unconsciousness brought on by drugs or other agents

a drug that dulls the senses, relieves pain, and can cause addiction

to dull the senses or lull into a stupor as though by a drug

just beginning to develop or come into existence

a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit

Common questions

Niggardly (adjective) means ungenerous and stingy with money or resources

Here is niggardly used in an example sentence: "His niggardly tips left the waitstaff openly resentful."

Common synonyms for niggardly include miserly, parsimonious, tightfisted.

Antonyms of niggardly include generous, lavish, munificent.

Niggardly is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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