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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niggish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nig-gish
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

niggardly; stingy

Obsolete

Etymology

See niggard and -ish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more niggish (comparative) most niggish (superlative)

Questions

What does niggish mean?
niggardly; stingy
Where does niggish come from?
See niggard and -ish.

How to pronounce niggish

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