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penny-pinching(adjective, close, spare, careful)
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scrimping(noun, adjective, close, spare)
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modest(adjective, slight, poor, thin)
7
skimpy(adjective, close, light, slight)
7
slim(adjective, poor, thin, small)
7
thin(adjective, close, light, poor)
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avaricious(adjective, close, spare, careful)
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exiguous(adjective, close, light, slight)
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scrawny(adjective, thin, small, insubstantial)
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skimping(verb, adjective, close, spare)
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tightfisted(adjective, close, cheap, narrow)
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narrow(adjective, close, light, poor)
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near(adjective, close, narrow, greedy)
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ungenerous(adjective, close, small, cheap)
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close-fisted(adjective, close, cheap, narrow)
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covetous(adjective, close, near, narrow)
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gaunt(adjective, thin, insubstantial, sparse)
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grudging(adjective, close, near, narrow)
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illiberal(adjective, close, near, narrow)
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rapacious(adjective, close, near, narrow)
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