10
despicable(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
10
niggardly(adjective, weak, poor, small, miserable)
10
scanty(adjective, light, slight, fine, poor)
10
vile(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
9
ineffectual(adjective, weak, poor, thin, delicate)
9
insubstantial(adjective, weak, slight, thin, delicate)
9
minute(adjective, mean, slight, lower, value)
9
niggling(adjective, important, small, foolish, insignificant)
9
pathetic(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
9
pitiable(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
9
shoddy(adjective, good, mean, bad, weak)
9
weak(adjective, slight, poor, thin, delicate)
8
less(slight, lower, short, mediocre, insufficient)
8
skimpy(adjective, light, weak, slight, poor)
7
diminutive(adjective, mean, weak, slight, poor)
7
humble(adjective, mean, slight, obscure, poor)
7
limited(adjective, reasonable, slight, fine, poor)
7
narrow(adjective, slight, fine, poor, thin)
7
scurvy(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
7
stingy(adjective, slight, small, short, limited)
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