173 entries under adjective topic. ×

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small(slight, poor, thin, delicate)
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lean(poor, small, boring, narrow)
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narrow(weak, slight, fine, thin)
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scanty(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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shaky(weak, thin, unstable)
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chimerical(light, weak, slight, negative)
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illusory(light, weak, slight, negative)
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jejune(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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sparse(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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wispy(weak, slight, fine, thin)
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airy(light, weak, thin, delicate)
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aerial(light, weak, slight, thin)
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doubtful(weak, thin)
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dubious(weak, thin)
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gaseous(ghostly, unearthly, otherworldly, wraithlike)
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impalpable(unsubstantial, intangible)
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intangible(light, weak, slight, fine)
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meager(poor, thin, small, inadequate)
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paltry(slight, poor, inadequate, limited)
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poor(small, boring, exiguous)
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