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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| parsimony | /xxx | Noun, Noun |
| thrift | / | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| stingy | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| ungenerous | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| near | / | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| tight | / | Adjective |
| frugal | /x | Adjective |
| spendthrift | /x | Noun |
| cheap | / | Adjective |
| churlish | /x | Adjective |
| scanty | /x | Adjective |
| penniless | /xx | Adjective |
| cramped | / | Adjective |
| wasteful | /x | Adjective |
| myopic | x/x | Adjective |
| pinched | / | Adjective |
| hard up | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| improvident | x/xx | Adjective |
| needy | /x | Adjective |
| destitute | /xx | Noun |
| strait | / | Noun |
| thin | / | Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| skimpy | /x | Adjective |
| illiberal | x/xx | Adjective |
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective |
| profligate | /xx | Adjective |
| broke | / | Verb |
| spare | / | Adjective |
| scare | / | Noun |
| uneconomic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| underweight | /xx | Noun |
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective |
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective |
| loath | / | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| avoidant | x/x | Adjective |
| prohibitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| lazy | /x | Adjective |
| petty | /x | Noun |
| little | /x | Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective |
| lean | / | Adjective |
| censorious | /xxx | Adjective |
| deadbeat | /x | Noun |
| grudging | /x | Adjective |
| measly | /x | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| cagey | /x | Adjective |
| shabby | /x | Adjective |
| bad off | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| noncommittal | /x/x | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| deprived | x/ | Verb |
| imprudent | x/x | Adjective |
| indigent | /xx | Noun |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| hungry | /x | Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
