GRE Word List
NIGGARDLY
grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
The meaning of the word niggardly is grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging.
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| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
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