The controversy surrounding a word, but only in the US it seems. Why I don’t use it, and why I don’t have trouble reading it.
niggardly /nĭg′ərd-lē/
adjective
- Grudging and petty in giving or spending.
- Meanly small; scanty or meager. “left the waiter a niggardly tip.”
- Meanly covetous or avaricious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.
- Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
- Petty or reluctant in giving or spending.
adverb
- In a parsimonious way; sparingly, stingily.