8
penniless(adjective, poor)
7
scanty(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
6
niggardly(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
6
poor(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
4
impoverished(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
4
penurious(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
jejune(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
lean(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
low(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
meager(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
meagre(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
scant(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
scarce(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
skimpy(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
slender(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
sparing(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
sparse(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
2
bankrupt(adjective, poor)
2
beggarly(adjective, poor)
2
destitute(adjective, poor)
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