1
antagonistic
1
bellicose
1
belligerent
1
biting
1
bitter
1
blunt
1
canny(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
1
capricious
1
carping
1
chintzy(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
1
circumspect(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
1
close(adjective, mean, spare, careful, practical)
1
close-fisted(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
1
closefisted(close, mean, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
1
combative
1
cost-effective(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
1
costive(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
1
covetous(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
1
crusted
1
crustlike
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