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limited(adjective, close, light, slight, poor)
10
uncommon(adjective, slight, thin, strange, exceptional)
9
bare(adjective, close, light, weak, simple)
9
slim(adjective, mean, slight, poor, thin)
8
sporadic(adjective, light, slight, thin, strange)
8
occasional(adjective, light, slight, thin, strange)
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unusual(adjective, light, thin, exceptional)
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barren(adjective, weak, simple, slight, poor)
5
piddling(adjective, slight, small, limited)
5
shy(adjective, close, light, weak, poor)
4
paltry(adjective, weak, slight, poor, small)
4
small(adjective, light, weak, slight, poor)
3
light(adjective, soft, slight, gentle, thin)
3
trifling(adjective, weak, soft, reasonable, slight)
2
hardly any(expression, adjective, weak, soft, slight)
2
incomplete(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
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inconsiderable(adjective, weak, soft, slight, gentle)
2
lacking(adjective, weak, poor, miserable, inferior)
2
minute(adjective, weak, soft, slight, gentle)
2
negligible(adjective, slight, poor, small)
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