nigglingly.html - adj.
1 troublesome or irritating in a petty way.
2 trifling or petty.

nigglingly adv.

nigglingly.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 intr. be over-attentive to details.
2 intr. find fault in a petty way.
3 tr. colloq. irritate; nag pettily.

--n.

a trifling complaint or criticism; a worry or annoyance. [app. of Scand. orig.: cf. Norw. nigla]

nigglingly.html - adj.
1 troublesome or irritating in a petty way.
2 trifling or petty.

nigglingly adv.

nigglingly.html - {n. phr.}, {slang} Something unexpected that changes a situation; a hidden factor or trick. - Racist and offensive, but commonly used in the past. * /I knew there had to be a nigger in the woodpile, because the man was being much too generous./ * /When the salesman gave him an extra tire for his bike, the boy suspected a nigger in the woodpile./

nigglingly.html - n. & adj.
--n.

a mean or stingy person.

--adj.

archaic = NIGGARDLY. [ME, alt. f. earlier (obs.) nigon, prob. of Scand. orig.: cf. NIGGLE]

nigglingly.html - adj. & adv.
--adj.

1 stingy, parsimonious.
2 meagre, scanty.

--adv.

in a stingy or meagre manner.

niggardliness n.