Niggard and Wasting

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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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Wasting is an antonym for niggard in stingy topic.

Wasting noun - Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease.

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Niggard is an antonym for wasting.

Nearby Words: waste, wasted, wasteful, wastage, waster

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