| curmudgeonly(adjective, adverb, mean, narrow, greed) |
| dwarfish(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant) |
| envious(adjective, feature, character, behavior, little) |
| hand-to-mouth(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| impoverished(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| little(adjective, small, amount, few) |
| mean-spirited(adjective, mean, weak, poor, greedy) |
| modest(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| possessive(adjective, greedy, wishful, piggish, begging) |
| prudent(adjective, close, mean, greedy, frugal) |
| rapacious(adjective, close, mean, eager, impatient) |
| subpar(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior) |
| trifling(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable) |
| worthless(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable) |
| wretched(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant) |
| acquisitive(adjective, close, mean, near, eager) |
| avid(adjective, feature, close, mean, character) |
| bantam(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant) |
| barren(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) |
| base(adjective, weak, poor, small, common) |