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niggardly 

An from old Norse "hnøgger", which means "miserly", "stingy". Despite its similarity to the offensive term "nigger", the two words are not related in any way. Stop jumping to conclusions and open the dictionary.
English buff- "Boy that gentleman at the picnic sure was niggardly."

Ignoramus- "You said "picnic" and "niggerly"! Racist!"

English Buff- "*Sigh*! "Picnic" is from a French word that refers to what we'd call a pot luck, and "niggardly" is from an old Norse word that means "stingy". They have nothing to do with race!"

Ignoramus- "Racist!"

English Buff- "*Sigh*..."
niggardly by Lorelili October 3, 2007
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Niggardly 

Not racist at all.
It means cheap or reluctaant to give.
Tom is a niggardly person;he gave me a toothbrush on my birthday.
Niggardly by Joquandra March 3, 2011

niggardly 

You're so niggardly when it comes to buying expensive art.

Niggardly 

Niggardly is an adjective to describe a person who wont lend you a dime, even if you need it to live. Miserly.
Wow, my niggardly best friend wouldn't give me $350 even though he has thousands, and no bills.
Niggardly by coreytheguy May 14, 2011

niggardly 

Word that will get you beat up, even though there's no racial meaning.
I told a stingy and miserly African-American co-worker who refuses to donate to charity that he shouldn't be so niggardly and then he beat me up because he was too ignorant to know the meaning of the word.

Niggardly 

Ughhh Tom still hasn't paid me! he's so Niggardly!
Niggardly by MasterOfTheDumpyFart December 11, 2020

Niggardly 

This word means Stingy or Scanty.... no joking it's a real word
why do most blacks act so niggardly
Niggardly by Briglia55 February 6, 2007