3
careful(adjective, frugal, parsimonious, thrifty)
3
closefisted(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
3
desirous(adjective, feature, close, mean, character)
3
distressed(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke)
3
eager(adjective, feature, close, character, behavior)
3
flat(adjective, poor, low, exhausted, meager)
3
flat broke(expression, adjective, flat, poor, low)
3
gluttonous(adjective, feature, close, character, behavior)
3
hungry(adjective, close, poor, small, eager)
3
jejune(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
meagre(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
moneyless(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
3
narcissistic(adjective, conceited, egotistical, self-absorbed, self-loving)
3
narrow(adjective, close, mean, near, tight)
3
petty(adjective, close, give, mean, near)
3
pinching(adjective, give)
3
ruined(adjective, poor, bankrupt, destitute, impoverished)
3
scarce(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
skimp(verb, adjective, poor, small, boring)
3
slender(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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