niggish

English

Etymology

See niggard and -ish.

Adjective

niggish (comparative more niggish, superlative most niggish)

1. (obsolete) niggardly; stingy

References

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

Further reading

• OED

Anagrams

• Higgins, sighing