| ill-tempered(adjective, unpleasant, disagreeable, faultfinding, caviling) |
| immature(adjective, incomplete) |
| indigent(adjective, poor, distressed, lacking, wanting) |
| meagre(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, boring) |
| midget(adjective, small, concise) |
| minor(adjective, slight, moderate, small, limited) |
| moody(adjective, cross, unpleasant, disagreeable, angry) |
| penurious(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| petulant(adjective, cross, unpleasant, disagreeable, angry) |
| picayune(adjective, small) |
| pointed(adjective, severe, sharp, precise, quick) |
| poverty-stricken(adjective, poor, informal, lacking, wanting) |
| short-circuit |
| short circuit(noun, expression, idiom) |
| shortsighted |
| sketchy(adjective, inadequate, deficient, scarce, lacking) |
| skint(adjective, poor, wanting, destitute, broke) |
| straitened |
| tart(adjective, severe, effect, bitter, sour) |
| temperamental |