4
tenuous(adjective, poor, small, boring, meager)
4
unfruitful(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
4
unsatisfactory(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
4
void(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
3
amiss
3
bad
3
barely
3
barely sufficient(expression, adjective, light, tight, revealing)
3
chary(adjective, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
3
contracted(fine, thin, slim, restricted, confined)
3
depleted(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
3
destitute(adjective, clear, free, short, inadequate)
3
dwarfish(adjective, small)
3
faint(adjective, weak, slight, thin, delicate)
3
hand-to-mouth(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
hungry(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
impoverished(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
incapacious(fine, thin, slim, restricted, confined)
3
inconsiderable(adjective, slight, short, limited, insufficient)
3
insufficiency
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