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scant(poor, small, boring, meager)
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scarce(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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scrawny(narrow, little, slim)
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short(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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skeletal
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skinny(slight, lean, narrow, little)
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spare(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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twiggy(weak, thin)
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unsound(light, weak, slight, thin)
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reedy(weak, thin)
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bare(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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distant(weak, pale, faded)
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emaciated(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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empty
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frugal(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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hungry(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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inessential
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infirm(light, weak, slight, imaginary)
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lanky(slight, lean, narrow, little)
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mean(poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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