3
frugal(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
3
grasping(adjective, feature, close, mean, character)
3
greedy(adjective, feature, close, mean, character)
3
niggard(noun, adjective, give)
3
obstructed(adjective, constipated)
3
petty(adjective, close, give, mean, near)
3
plugged(adjective, constipated)
3
tight(adjective, give, stingy)
2
binding
2
certain
2
constipating
2
foul
2
hard-fisted(adjective, give, stingy)
2
illiberal(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
2
miser(noun, feature, character, behavior)
2
miserliness(noun, feature, character, behavior)
2
parsimony(noun, feature, character, behavior)
2
pinching(adjective, give, stingy)
2
reserved
2
scanty(feature, character, behavior)
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