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griping(adjective, mean, weak, poor, avid)
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hard fisted(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, weak)
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hardfisted(adjective, mean, weak, poor, little)
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hungry(adjective, close, poor, small, eager)
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illiberally(adjective, adverb, little, avid, ungenerous)
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meagerly(adverb, miserable, little, minimum, insufficiently)
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minimal(adjective, small, dumpling, few, dwarfish)
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minor(adjective, small, dumpling, dwarfish)
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miserliness(noun, adjective, feature, character, behavior)
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narcissistic(adjective, tight, selfish, miserly, conceited)
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parsimoniously(adverb, miserable, little, minimum, compactly)
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parsimony(noun, adjective, feature, character, behavior)
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penny-wise(adjective, close, mean, prudent, greedy)
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poorly(adverb, mean, small, negative, insufficiently)
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provident(adjective, close, mean, prudent, greedy)
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scrubby(adjective, weak, poor, greedy, unimportance)
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self-seeking(adjective, greedy, selfish, not generous)
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shy(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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skimping(adjective, close, mean, frugal, economical)
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skinny(adjective, mean, weak, small, greed)
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