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scotch(adjective, quality, save, careful)
13
penurious(adjective, close, quality, mean)
13
miserly(adjective, close, quality, mean)
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meager(adjective, close, quality, mean)
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scanty(adjective, quality, mean, weak)
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moderate(adjective, quality, weak, soft)
12
skimpy(adjective, quality, mean, slight)
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stinting(adjective, quality, economy, expenditure)
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Spartan(adjective, quality, plain, prudent)
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cheeseparing(adjective, quality, economy, stingy)
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low(adjective, quality, poor, small)
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meagre(adjective, quality, poor, small)
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wary(adjective, quality, careful, cautious)
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conservative(adjective, quality, temperate, economy)
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low-priced(adjective, quality, economy, price)
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poor(adjective, quality, mean, thin)
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slender(adjective, quality, mean, slight)
10
temperate(adjective, quality, temperate, economy)
10
unwasteful(adjective, quality, mean, careful)
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economic(adjective, quality, economy, price)
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