Niggard and Spare

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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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Spare and niggard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead an adjective "Niggard".

Spare adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: a man who is kind and gentle but definitely spare of speech

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Niggard and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Niggard" instead an adjective "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

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