niggardly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɪɡədli/    美 /ˈnɪɡɚdli/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
    — [W]here the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly.
  2. Conceding few runs (of a bowler).
副词 adv.
  1. In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily. archaic
    — because many families are compelled to live niggardly, exhaust and undone by great dowers, none shall be given at all, or very little […].

词形变化

more niggardly comparative most niggardly superlative more niggardly comparative most niggardly superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
niggardlily niggardliness unniggardly

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English niggard
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English niggardly
From niggard + -ly (adjectival suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English niggard
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English niggardly
From niggard + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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