8
rare(adjective, inadequate, limited, insufficient, deficient)
6
scant(adjective, down, inadequate, limited, insufficient)
6
scanty(adjective, inadequate, limited, insufficient, rare)
6
scarce(adjective, insufficient, infrequent)
5
sparse(adjective, down, inadequate, limited, insufficient)
3
at a premium(expression, adjective, idiom, shy, inadequate)
3
deficient(adjective, down, inadequate, limited, insufficient)
3
inadequate
3
lacking
3
premium
3
wanting(adjective, shy, inadequate, limited, insufficient)
2
defective
2
failing(adjective, shy, inadequate, limited, insufficient)
2
incomplete
2
limited(adjective, inadequate, insufficient, rare, deficient)
2
meagre
2
scrappy
2
short(adjective, low, inadequate, limited, insufficient)
2
uncommon(adjective, inadequate, limited, insufficient, rare)
1
arrested
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