Noah Webster
Niggardly
NIGGARDLY, adjective
1. Meanly covetous or avaricious; sordidly parsimonious; extremely sparing of expense.
Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly
2. Sparing; wary; cautiously avoiding profusion.
NIGGARDLY, adverb Sparingly; with cautious parsimony.