niggardly
Word family nounniggardiseniggardlinessniggardadjectiveniggardly
nig·gard·ly /ˈnɪɡədli $ -ər-/ adjectiveadj old-fashioned 1 CHEAPa niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillingly 很少的,勉强给的 a niggardly 2% increase 仅仅2%的增长
Origin niggardly (1500-1600) niggard “ungenerous person” ((14-21 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language