niggardly

• However the supper seemed to me to be most niggardly, and the sight of the dishes put before me disgusted me: but had I been offered ortolans, I would not have been tempted, my heart was so full. —  The Memoirs of General the Baron de Marbot
• The word "niggardly," the utterance of which in a private staff meeting resulted in a mayoral aide in Washington, D.C. being forced to resign? —  Prometheus 6 - All respect and no restraint
• I see where your secret lies Yet that kind of economy which verges on the niggardly is better than the extravagance that laughs at it. —  Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power
• I'll practice a lot As for money, don't be niggardly--spend what you like and always carry quite a bit with you for emergencies. —  Man of Many Minds
• Alas! it was still the banner of monopoly; of a monopoly a little more niggardly, and a great deal more absurd, than that which they appeared to wish to overturn. —  What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader

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