niggish

English

Etymology

See niggard and -ish.

Adjective

niggish (comparative more niggish, superlative most niggish)

(obsolete) niggardly; stingy

References

“niggish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

OED

Anagrams

Higgins, sighing

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