Stingy, miserly, cheap, penny pincher,
petty . This word appears unrelated to a slang term for
people of African descent (nigger from the Latin -> niger ->
black ) and probably comes from the Norse-> nigla -> consistently petty
Our house guest accused me of niggardliness when I got him a Busch instead of Heineken.
My
niggardly grandfather only ever gave a quarter on my birthday,
sans card !
Someone prone to niggardliness might count the pickles on their
cheeseburger.