exiguous
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ex·ig·u·ous
(ĭg-zĭg′yo͞o-əs, ĭk-sĭg′-)adj.
Extremely scanty; meager.
[From Latin exiguus, from exigere, to measure out, demand; see exact.]
ex·ig′u·ous·ly adv.
ex·ig′u·ous·ness n.
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exiguous
(ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs; ɪkˈsɪɡ-)adj
scanty or slender; meagre: an exiguous income.
[C17: from Latin exiguus, from exigere to weigh out; see exigent]
exiguity, exˈiguousness n
exˈiguously adv
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ex•ig•u•ous
(ɪgˈzɪg yu əs, ɪkˈsɪg-)adj.
scanty; meager; small.
[1645–55; < Latin exiguus, derivative of exigere (see exigent)]
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Adj. | 1. | exiguous - extremely scanty; "an exiguous budget" |
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