niggardly

a. 小气的, 吝啬的, 很少量的, 有限的 adv. 吝啬地

发音

UK /ˈnɪɡədli/
US /ˈnɪɡɚdli/

词形变化

more niggardly 比较级 niggardliest most niggardly 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.

    吝啬

    小气

    抠门

    抠

    [W]here the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly.

  2. 2.

    Conceding few runs (of a bowler).

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adv.
  1. 1.

    In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily.

    古体

    because many families are compelled to live niggardly, exhaust and undone by great dowers, none shall be given at all, or very little […].

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

grudging scrimy

近义相关 2

stingy ungenerous

词源

From niggard + -ly (adjectival suffix).

来源：wiktionary