niggardish

English

Etymology

niggard +‎ -ish

Adjective

niggardish (comparative more niggardish, superlative most niggardish)

1. Somewhat niggardly.
   • 1635, Armand Jean du Plessis duc de Richelieu, Emblema Animæ:

     There was in former times a certaine rich wretch, who had in his house great fort of wine; but yet was To nigardish and neere, that he sold the best, and kept the worst for his owne use

References

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