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(adv)
(degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
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(adj)
Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
(not comparable, degree) By a small margin.
Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
Very uncommon; scarce.
(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
(n)
(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
Reduced to poverty.
Without funds; low on or out of money.
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
Trashy, trivial, of little value.
Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
Showing thrift; economical; frugal.
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
Lacking substance; not real or strong.
Minor; small in amount
Rare; not readily found; unusual.
Not usual, out of the ordinary.
Small in size.
Insubstantial.
Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
Very small.
(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
Having great or incalculable value.
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Not complete; not finished.
Thin; slim.
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
Slender; thin.
Not dense; meager; scanty
(not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
Not frequent; not happening frequently.
(v)
(intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
Limited within bounds.
Kept within close bounds; confined.
Of high value or worth.
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
Of short duration; happening quickly.
(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
Having a great value.
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
Brief and to the point.
Brief, yet including all important information.
(not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
Alternative form of skyey. [(poetic) Resembling the sky.]
A surname.
Having little flesh; lean; thin.
to go away -- this is the only form in use
That wants or desires.
Rare and scattered in occurrence.
(of a garment) Very small, light, or revealing.
Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
Loved; lovable.
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
Not plentiful; few or sparse.
Characterised or marked by rareness.
(uncommon) Synonym of insufficient.
Not scanty.
Not scarce.
Not commonplace.
Not abundant.
Not rare
Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.
(now rare) Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.
Not rarefied.
Not commonable.
(nonstandard) economical; thrifty
Not common (to several cases etc.); distinct.
(archaic) Insufficient; inadequate.
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
Not traded in or bartered.
(rare) Not valuable; having little value.
Not frequented.
Not used much, or as much as another or others; lightly used.
Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
(rare) Not unique.
(now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.