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bald(adjective, poor, cold, small, boring)
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barely adequate
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basic(adjective, hard, severe, cold, austere)
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bony(adjective, mean, poor, thin, small)
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circumscribed(fine, thin, slim, restricted, confined)
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compact(adjective, small)
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confined(fine, thin, slim, restricted)
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constricted(fine, thin, slim, restricted, confined)
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dearth
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defective(poor, short, inadequate, insufficient, deficient)
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failing(adjective, light, poor, short, shy)
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flimsy(adjective, light, slight, inadequate, trivial)
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fragile(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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gaunt(adjective, mean, thin, insubstantial, sparse)
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halfway
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hard(adjective, severe, cold, austere, unadorned)
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hardly
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hardly any(expression, idiom, fewness)
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inappreciable(adjective, slight, poor, inadequate, limited)
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inferior(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, short)
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