Niggardly means to behave in a selfish or stingy manner. For example if you work for a company who doesn't give you a raise since they wanna keep every penny for themselves; then they are acting niggardly with your salary. If you are never asked to hang out with popular people then people are treating you niggardly. It could also be a word of prejudice or discrimination against another.

To be niggardly, stingy, ungenerous.

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Niggard is a noun of Scandinavian origin. It means to be a miser. He was a niggard with his money. Niggardly is an adjective and it means to be stingy. He gave the waitress a niggardly tip of fifty cents.