Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niggardise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nig-gardise
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“For he, whose daies in wilfull woe are worne, / The grace of his Creator doth despise, / That will not use his gifts for thanklesse nigardise.”"

Etymology

From niggard + -ise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: niggard

Usage

Questions

What does niggardise mean?: Niggardliness.
Where does niggardise come from?: From niggard + -ise.

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