Answer to "Niggardly" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEAR , but the solution may also be TIGHT which is one of the most recent solution (1993 in New York Times).

Niggardly crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
NEAR	50 %	4
TIGHT	17 %	5
CLOSE	17 %	5
HARDFISTED	17 %	10

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Niggardly

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• stingy
• scrimy
• ungenerous
• grudging
• niggard
• miserly
• blackguardly
• stingily
• stinginess
• parsimonious
• cadger
• laggardly

Crossword Answer definitions

NEAR noun

1. The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

NEAR verb

1. To come closer to; to approach.

NEAR adjective

1. Physically close.
2. Close in time.
3. Closely connected or related.
4. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
5. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
6. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
7. Approximate, almost.
8. (in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
9. Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.
10. Immediate; direct; close; short.
11. Stingy; parsimonious.

NEAR adverb

1. At or towards a position close in space or time.
2. Nearly; almost.

NEAR preposition

1. Physically close to, in close proximity to.
2. Close to in time.
3. Close to in nature or degree.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result NEAR

• At hand
• Close
• Close by
• Within reach
• Kind of miss
• Not far off
• Warm, in a way
• __ miss
• In the area
• Miss type

More clues leading to the result TIGHT

• Nip and tuck
• Constricted
• Intimate, as friends
• Cramped
• Inebriated
• Constricting
• Reluctant to part with a buck
• Lacking slack
• Closely constrained
• Way to sleep?

More clues leading to the result CLOSE

• "__, but no cigar!"
• Go under
• Lacking fresh air
• Anybody's game
• "That's the right idea"
• Hard to call
• Seal the deal
• __ shave
• No cigar?
• Needing a recount

More clues leading to the result HARDFISTED

• Ruthless
• Stingy
• Niggardly.