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.