5
stubborn
4
niggardly(adjective, scanty, stingy, grudging)
4
stingy(adjective, cheap, scanty, miserly, averse)
4
unyielding(adjective, firm)
3
adamant(adjective, firm, stiff, unyielding, militant)
3
close(adjective, mean, near, careful, narrow)
3
inflexible(adjective, firm, unyielding)
3
penurious(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
3
stern(adjective, firm, unyielding)
3
unbending(adjective, firm, unyielding)
3
ungenerous(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
2
firm(adjective, unyielding)
2
hard
2
hard-core(adjective, firm, unyielding)
2
intractable
2
mean(adjective, close, near, careful, narrow)
2
miserly(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
2
parsimonious(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
2
possessive
2
rigid
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