3
modest(adjective, weak, soft, lower, gentle)
3
pittance
3
skimpy(adjective, light, poor, small, insignificant)
3
slight(adjective, weak, soft, lower, gentle)
3
string(noun, cord)
3
thin(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
2
bootlace
2
cord(noun, cord)
2
inconsequential(adjective, weak, soft, slight, lower)
2
inconsiderable(adjective, weak, soft, slight, lower)
2
latchet
2
light(adjective, soft, gentle, small, insignificant)
2
negligible(adjective, light, slight, lower, value)
2
niggardly(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
2
picayune(adjective, light, slight, lower, value)
2
shoe-lace
2
slim(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
2
trifling(adjective, light, weak, soft, slight)
2
twine(noun, cord)
1
abstentious(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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