7
covetous(adjective, feature, close, mean, character)
7
grasping(adjective, feature, close, mean, character)
7
grudging(adjective, close, mean, eager, narrow)
7
lean(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
7
skimpy(adjective, feature, character, poor, small)
6
beggared(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
6
beggarly(adjective, flat, poor, low, rich)
6
cheese-paring
6
miserable(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
6
pinched(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
6
short(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
5
cheeseparing(feature, character, behavior)
5
emaciated(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
5
in straitened circumstances(expression, adjective, idiom)
5
insolvent(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
5
meager(adjective, close, mean, flat, poor)
5
saving(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
5
scrimping(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
5
shabby(adjective, poor, parsimony)
4
chary(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
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