7
scant(adjective, poor, small, insufficient, scarce)
7
spare(adjective, close, mean, weak, poor)
7
sparse(adjective, weak, poor, thin, insufficient)
6
chintzy(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
6
costive(adjective, feature, close, give, mean)
6
paltry(adjective, small, meager, stingy, tightfisted)
6
poor(adjective, weak, thin, base, insufficient)
6
scarce(adjective, weak, poor, insufficient, few)
6
venal(adjective, mean, bad, nasty, low)
5
austere(adjective, stingy, ascetic)
5
beggarly(adjective, nasty, small, cruel, meager)
5
chary(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
5
inadequate(adjective, poor, incompetent, insufficient, meager)
5
insufficient(adjective, weak, poor, insufficient, scarce)
5
narrow(adjective, close, mean, near, tight)
5
niggard(noun, adjective, close, give, mean)
5
pinching(adjective, give)
5
puny(adjective, small)
5
scrimp(verb, feature, character, thin, behavior)
5
scrimping(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
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