4
skinny
4
uncharitable(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
3
acquisitive(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
3
covetous(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
3
grudging(adjective, close, mean, narrow, greedy)
3
hard-fisted(adjective, give, stingy)
3
meager(adjective, close, mean, prudent, stingy)
3
miserliness(noun, prudence, stinginess, frugality, thrift)
3
narcissistic(adjective, conceited, egotistical, self-absorbed, self-loving)
3
provident(adjective, close, mean, careful, wise)
3
saving(noun, adjective, close, mean, spare)
3
skimping(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
3
spare(adjective, close, mean, frugal, economical)
3
stinginess(noun, prudence, frugality, thrift)
3
tightfistedness(noun, stinginess, frugality, thrift)
2
Scrooge-like
2
abstemious(adjective, prudent, stingy, sparing, thrifty)
2
closeness
2
economizing(adjective, prudence, frugal, stinginess, frugality)
2
economy(prudence, stinginess, frugality, thrift)
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