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limited(adjective, light, slight, fine, poor)
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measly(adjective, light, slight, slang, big)
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minimal(adjective, light, moderate, small, modest)
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miserable(adjective, slight, poor, sad, unhappy)
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penurious(adjective, feature, character, flat, poor)
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skimp(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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wanting(adjective, clear, light, weak, slight)
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impoverished(adjective, flat, poor, low, sad)
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puny(adjective, light, weak, soft, slight)
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trifling(adjective, light, weak, soft, slight)
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diminutive(adjective, weak, slight, poor, small)
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insignificant(adjective, light, weak, soft, slight)
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piddling(adjective, slight, poor, small, quantity)
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unsatisfactory(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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close(adjective, light, fine, thin, inadequate)
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defective(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant)
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emaciated(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
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hand-to-mouth(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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hungry(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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in short supply(expression, adjective, idiom, inadequate, limited)
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