3
piddling
3
slim(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
3
thrifty(adjective, economical)
3
ungenerous(adjective, cheap, selfish, frugal, stingy)
2
chintzy
2
close(adjective, light, poor, careful, inadequate)
2
closefisted
2
failing(close, light, poor, inadequate, tight)
2
hand-to-mouth(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
2
illiberal
2
inappreciable(slight, small, miserable, inadequate, limited)
2
infrequent(thin, spare, scarce)
2
limited(close, light, slight, poor, inadequate)
2
measly(adjective, slight, inadequate, limited, trivial)
2
niggard(adjective, greedy, selfish, stingy, miserly)
2
rare(close, light, poor, thin, spare)
2
small(light, slight, miserable, inadequate, trivial)
2
tenuous(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
2
tightfisted(adjective, prudent, frugal, stingy, miserly)
2
wanting(close, light, slight, poor, inadequate)
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