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nig·gard·ly
adjective
ungenerous; stingy.
"serving out the rations with a n**gardly hand"
Similar:
miserly
parsimonious
close-fisted
penny-pinching
cheeseparing
penurious
grasping
greedy
avaricious
Scroogelike
ungenerous
illiberal
close
mean
stingy
mingy
tight
tightfisted
money-grubbing
money-grabbing
cheap
near
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Opposite:
generous
adverbARCHAIC
in a stingy or meager manner.