niggardous

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English

Etymology

From niggard +‎ -ous.

Adjective

niggardous (comparative more niggardous, superlative most niggardous)

  1. (obsolete) Niggardly.
    • c. 1522, Thomas More, The Four Last Things:
      covetous gathering and niggardous keeping

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