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niggardly

/ˈnɪɡədli/NIH-gurd-lee
/ˈnɪɡɚdli/NIH-gurd-lee

Meaninglike a niggard

Common meaning: mean with money

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)hnoggr‘niggardly, stingy’source
  2. Middle Englishnigardsource
  3. Englishniggard‘a miser’
  4. Englishformed in English from niggardniggardly‘mean with money’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from niggard + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), NIGGARD, p.392 · scan

Source words

  • hnoggr Old Norse (Icelandic) · source word “stingy”

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