6
mean(adjective, base, unkind, spiteful, ungenerous)
5
petty(adjective, spiteful)
5
ungenerous(adjective, mean, nasty, unkind, uncharitable)
4
uncharitable(adjective, mean, unkind, ungenerous)
3
servile(adjective, base)
3
timid(adjective, weak, low, base, yielding)
2
niggardly
2
cowardly(adjective, weak, low, base, yielding)
2
ass-licking
2
bigoted
2
despicable
2
hidebound
2
illiberal
2
low
2
narrow
2
narrow-minded
2
parochial
2
provincial
2
recreant(adjective, unfaithful, cowardly)
2
shabby
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