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infrequent(adjective, slight, thin, certain, strange)
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sparing(adjective, close, mean, light, poor)
11
stingy(adjective, close, mean, light, slight)
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few(adjective, light, thin, strange, exceptional)
10
limited(adjective, close, light, slight, poor)
10
little(adjective, close, light, slight, poor)
10
uncommon(adjective, slight, thin, strange, exceptional)
9
bare(adjective, close, light, weak, simple)
9
dispersed(adjective, thin, spare, scarce, scattered)
9
jejune(adjective, poor, small, boring, lean)
9
slim(adjective, mean, slight, poor, thin)
8
sporadic(adjective, light, slight, thin, strange)
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miserly(adjective, weak, poor, thin, insufficient)
8
occasional(adjective, light, slight, thin, strange)
8
scattered
8
scrimpy(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
6
emaciated(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
6
in short supply(expression, adjective, idiom, down, inadequate)
6
measly(adjective, slight, slang, big, inadequate)
6
miserable(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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