4
seldom met with(expression, adjective, idiom, insufficient, infrequent)
4
spotty(adjective, few)
4
unsatisfactory
3
at a premium(expression, adjective, idiom, insufficient, infrequent)
3
bad(adjective, poor, small, unimportant, uncomfortable)
3
dwarf(adjective, poor, small, common, insignificant)
3
dwarfish(adjective, poor, small, common, insignificant)
3
extraordinary(adjective, light, excellent, thin, unusual)
3
hand-to-mouth(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
incommodious(adjective, poor, small, common, insignificant)
3
incomplete(adjective, poor, short, inadequate, deficient)
3
jejune(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
minimal(adjective, few)
3
minimum(adjective, slight, limited, negligible, few)
3
miswhickedsavory(adjective, poor, small, common, insignificant)
3
scattered
3
scrimp(verb, adjective, poor, small, boring)
3
several(adjective, various, assorted)
3
shortened(adjective, insufficient, infrequent)
3
sketchy(adjective, poor, inferior, short, insufficient)
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