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miserable(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, boring)
12
scrimp(verb, adjective, feature, character, poor)
11
chary(adjective, mean, cheap, narrow, prudent)
11
cheeseparing(adjective, feature, mean, character, poor)
11
deficient(adjective, weak, poor, small, common)
11
paltry(adjective, mean, weak, poor, small)
11
scrimpy(adjective, poor, small, boring, insufficient)
11
slender(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
11
small(adjective, mean, weak, poor, small)
10
chintzy(adjective, mean, near, narrow, tight)
10
costive(adjective, feature, give, mean, weak)
10
grasping(adjective, feature, close, mean, character)
10
inadequate(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
10
short(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, boring)
10
slight(adjective, weak, poor, small, common)
9
cheese-paring(adjective, mean, slang, greedy, greed)
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economical(adjective, mean, careful, narrow, conservative)
9
exiguous(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
9
jejune(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, boring)
9
pinching(adjective, give, mean, weak, poor)
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