10
insubstantial(adjective, mean, light, weak, slight)
10
petty(adjective, mean, light, moving, slight)
10
sparing(adjective, close, mean, light, poor)
9
inadequate(adjective, close, mean, light, weak)
9
puny(adjective, slight, poor, thin, delicate)
9
scrawny(adjective, dull, mean, slight, thin)
9
wanting(adjective, close, light, slight, poor)
8
abstemious(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
8
dwarfish(adjective, poor, small, common, insignificant)
8
lanky(adjective, dull, mean, slight, thin)
8
miserly(adjective, close, mean, weak, poor)
8
parsimonious(adjective, poor, small, boring, stingy)
8
tight(adjective, poor, small, boring, stingy)
8
wretched(adjective, mean, moving, lower, obscure)
7
angular(adjective, dull, mean, slight, thin)
7
bantam(adjective, poor, small, common, insignificant)
7
bony(adjective, dull, mean, slight, thin)
7
emaciated(adjective, dull, slight, poor, thin)
7
negligible(adjective, mean, slight, lower, poor)
7
scrimp(verb, adjective, poor, small, inadequate)
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