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11
churlish(adjective, close, near, cheap)
5
niggardly(adverb, close, cheap, narrow)
3
penurious(adjective, close, spare, careful)
2
avaricious(adjective, close, spare, careful)
2
chary(adjective, close, spare, careful)
2
economical(adjective, close, spare, careful)
2
frugal(adjective, close, spare, careful)
2
saving(adjective, close, spare, careful)
2
scrimping(adjective, close, spare, careful)
2
skimping(adjective, close, spare, careful)
2
sparing(adjective, close, spare, careful)
2
stingy(adjective, close, cheap, scanty)
2
thrifty(adjective, close, spare, careful)
1
acquisitive(adjective, close, near, cheap)
1
canny(close, practical, prudent, frugal)
1
chintzy(adjective, close, cheap, narrow)
1
circumspect(close, practical, prudent, frugal)
1
close(adjective, spare, careful, practical)
1
close-fisted(adjective, close, cheap, narrow)
1
closefisted(close, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
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