Even the word niggardly is considered bad EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE “N” WORD!!!
–adjective 1.reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2.meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. –adverb 3.in the manner of a niggard.
[Origin: 1520–30; niggard + -ly
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—Related forms nig·gard·li·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. penurious, miserly, mean, tight, avaricious, mercenary, illiberal, close. 2. poor.
—Antonyms 1. generous.