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mingy(careful, prudent, economical, thrifty)
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paltry(small, smallness)
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scrawny(mean, thin, small, insubstantial)
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short(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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skimping(verb, close, mean, spare)
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sober
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tightfisted(close, mean, cheap, narrow)
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cheeseparing
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generous(kind, compassionate, lenient, kindhearted)
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meagre(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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narrow(close, mean, light, poor)
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near(close, mean, narrow, greedy)
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puny
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scarce(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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taciturn(reserved, reticent, uncommunicative, taciturnity)
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tender(feeling, kind, soft, easy)
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ungenerous(close, mean, small, cheap)
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charitable(feeling, kind, soft, warm)
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clement(kind, soft, sympathetic, tolerant)
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close-fisted(close, mean, cheap, narrow)
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