Mean
Niggard
Niggard adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.
Usage example: in Shakespeare's sonnet, the narrator begs his love to give him more praise “than niggard truth would willingly impart”
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Niggard and Mean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/niggard
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