niggardly

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It's like the word "niggardly" -- it sounds racist, and it looks racist, but (historically, at least) it's not.

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  1. adjective Grudging and petty in giving or spending.
  2. adjective Meanly small; scanty or meager: left the waiter a niggardly tip.

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  1. Early modern English nigardly; from niggard + -ly.
  2. Early modern English nigardly, nygerdly; from niggardly, adjective
 

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/ˈnɪgərdli/
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