Niggardly vs Canine - What's the difference?
niggardly | canine |
Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
* Bishop Hall
* 1919 ,
* 1958 , , The Affluent Society (1998 edition), ISBN 9780395925003,
In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily.
*, New York 2001, p.105:
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
* 1913 , (Sax Rohmer), The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu , ch. 8,
* 2005 , , page 17
Dog-like.
* 1891 , (Arthur Quiller-Couch), "The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands," Noughts & Crosses ,
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
* 1872 , (Charles Darwin), Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals , ch. 10,
Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.
* 2010 , M. S. Mititch, The Spychip Conspiracy , page 189
In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
* 2006 , Amy Sutherland, Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Animal Trainers
(poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
* 2005 , Dennis Purdy, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold'em , page 270
As adjectives the difference between niggardly and canine
is that niggardly is withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly while canine is of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.As an adverb niggardly
is in a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily.As a noun canine is
any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.niggardly
English
(Controversies about the word "niggardly")Adjective
(en adjective)- Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly .
- They were not niggardly , these tramps, and he who had money did not hesitate to share it among the rest.
p. 186:
- This manifests itself in an implacable tendency to provide an opulent supply of some things and a niggardly yield of others.
Synonyms
* miserly, stingy. * See alsoAdverb
(en adverb)- because many families are compelled to live niggardly , exhaust and undone by great dowers, none shall be given at all, or very little […].
Usage notes
* This term may cause offence as it is easily misinterpreted to be an adverbial form of the racial epithet (nigger).Racist Language, Real and Imagined, Steven Pinker. February 2, 1999. The New York Times (editorial). The two words are etymologically unrelated.
References
See also
* (Controversies about the word "niggardly")canine
English
Adjective
(-)- We carried the dog round to the yard, and I examined his head. . . . I accepted the care of the canine patient.
- A lost dog sniffed around the flower beds wishing it had some canine company
- In many respects she made me an admirable wife. Her affection for me was canine —positively.
- Then his upper lip may be seen to be raised, especially at the corners, so that his huge canine teeth are exhibited.
Synonyms
* (of dogs) * (dog-like)Noun
(en noun) (canine tooth)- The canine ran across the room to the open window, put his front paws on the sill and pointed his nose at the sidewalk below.
- He tried to push Kissu into his cage, but the cougar charged back out and sank his canines into Wilson's rump.
- You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine ") in your pocket.
Synonyms
* (dog or wolf) * (pointy tooth)See also
* lupine * vulpine * Canini (tribe within subfamily Caninae)References
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000)The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523 ----