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stint(verb, slight, save, withhold)
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in short supply(expression, adjective, idiom, down, inadequate)
7
jejune(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, boring)
7
modest(adjective, mean, hard, reasonable, slight)
7
parsimonious(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
7
scrimp(verb, adjective, poor, small, boring)
7
scrimpy(adjective, poor, small, boring, meager)
7
weak(adjective, slight, poor, small, miserable)
6
barren(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
6
just(adjective, adverb, bare)
6
lacking(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
6
mean(verb, adjective, poor, thin, small)
6
miserly(adjective, poor, small, insufficient, scarce)
6
sheer(adjective, hard, severe, cold, bare)
6
simple(adjective, hard, severe, cold, bare)
6
tight(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, boring)
6
trifling(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
5
delicate(adjective, slight, small, lean, slim)
5
infrequent(adjective, weak, slight, poor, thin)
5
minimal(adjective, light, small, tight, revealing)
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