4
grudging(adjective, close, keen, eager, desirous)
4
hard-fisted(adjective, give, stingy)
3
acquisitive(adjective, close, mean, keen, eager)
3
costive(adjective, close, give, mean, cheap)
3
covetous(adjective, close, mean, eager, desirous)
3
economical(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
3
frugal(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
3
grasping(adjective, close, keen, eager, desirous)
3
pinching(adjective, give, stingy)
3
sparing(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
3
tightfisted(adjective, close, give, mean, cheap)
3
ungenerous(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
2
chintzy(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
2
niggard(adjective, close, give, mean, cheap)
2
prudent
2
scrimping(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
2
uncharitable(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
1
Scrooge-like
1
avid(adjective, close, mean, keen, eager)
1
careful
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