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niggardly:
- gierig; geizig; sparsam; nicht großherzig; habsüchtig; habgierig; knickerig; knickrig; knauserig; verächtlich; schäbig; schweinisch; tückisch
niggard:
- Knauser; Geizhals; Pfennigfuchser; Schacherer; Geizhälse

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Detailed Translations for niggardly from English to German

niggardly:

niggardly adj

niggardly (miserly; avaricious; stingy)
gierig; geizig; sparsam; nicht großherzig; habsüchtig; habgierig; knickerig; knickrig; knauserig
- gierig adj
- geizig adj
- sparsam adj
- nicht großherzig adj
- habsüchtig adj
- habgierig adj
- knickerig adj
- knickrig adj
- knauserig adj
niggardly (despicable; scornful; mean; false; stingy)
verächtlich; schäbig; schweinisch; tückisch
- verächtlich adj
- schäbig adj
- schweinisch adj
- tückisch adj

Translation Matrix for niggardly:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	grudging; scrimy
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	mean; parsimonious; sparing; stingy
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
geizig	avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy	bashfull; diffident; economic; economical; economically; narrow minded; petty
gierig	avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy	avid; covetous; desirous; eager; eagre; gluttonous; grasping; greedy; keen; moneygrubbing; thirsty; voracious
habgierig	avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy	grasping; greedy; moneygrubbing
habsüchtig	avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy	grasping; greedy; moneygrubbing
knauserig	avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy
knickerig	avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy
knickrig	avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy	bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty; pinchy
nicht großherzig	avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy	ungenerously
schweinisch	despicable; false; mean; niggardly; scornful; stingy	amoral; bald; base; bogus; cunning; dirty; disgusting; distasteful; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; filthy; greasy; gruesome; heinous; hoggish; icy; immoral; indecent; lack of moral; loathsome; macabre; mean; nasty; not genuine; obscene; putrefied; putrid; rancid; repugnant; repulsive; revolting; shady; sham; shocking; sickening; sinister; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly; sordid; spooky; stingy; unpalatable; unsavory; unsavoury; villainous
schäbig	despicable; false; mean; niggardly; scornful; stingy	banal; barren; base; below the belt; bogus; coarse; crude; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; flimsy; gross; immature; in gutter; inferior; lean; low; mean; miserable; nasty; not genuine; not high; paltry; poky; poor; ragged; rotten; shabby; shady; sham; stingy; thin; trite; trivial; unfruitful; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; unsightly; vapid; villainous; vulgar
sparsam	avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy	austere; economic; economical; economically; few; frugal; poor; scanty; sober; sparing; thrifty
tückisch	despicable; false; mean; niggardly; scornful; stingy	bad; badly; base; behind someone's back; bogus; covert; cunning; disloyal; double-tongued; evil-minded; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; low; malicious; mean; nasty; not genuine; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sham; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; sneakily; sneaky; stealthily; stingy; underhand; vicious; vile; villainous; with evil intention
verächtlich	despicable; false; mean; niggardly; scornful; stingy	contemptuous; contumelious; derisive; disdainful; scornful; sneering

Related Words for "niggardly":

niggard

Synonyms for "niggardly":

grudging; scrimy; stingy; ungenerous

Related Definitions for "niggardly":

petty or reluctant in giving or spending¹
- a niggardly tip¹

niggard:

niggard [the ~] nom

the niggard (miser; haggler; money-grub; skinflint; short arms deep pockets)
der Knauser; der Geizhals; der Pfennigfuchser; der Schacherer
- Knauser [der ~] nom
- Geizhals [der ~] nom
- Pfennigfuchser [der ~] nom
- Schacherer [der ~] nom
the niggard (skinflint; screw)
der Geizhals; die Geizhälse
- Geizhals [der ~] nom
- Geizhälse [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for niggard:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Geizhals	haggler; miser; money-grub; niggard; screw; short arms deep pockets; skinflint	miser; skin-flint
Geizhälse	niggard; screw; skinflint	miser; skin-flint
Knauser	haggler; miser; money-grub; niggard; short arms deep pockets; skinflint	cheapskate; horse-trader; shady trader; trafficker
Pfennigfuchser	haggler; miser; money-grub; niggard; short arms deep pockets; skinflint	cheapskate; horse-trader; shady trader; trafficker
Schacherer	haggler; miser; money-grub; niggard; short arms deep pockets; skinflint	cheapskate; haggler; hagglers; horse-trader; pincher; shady trader; trafficker; traffickers
-	churl; scrooge; skinflint

Related Words for "niggard":

niggards, niggardly

Synonyms for "niggard":

skinflint; scrooge; churl; hoarder

Related Definitions for "niggard":

a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend¹

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University