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EXIGUOUSNESS

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ex⋅ig⋅u⋅ous

  [ig-zig-yoo-uhs, ik-sig-]
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–adjective
scanty; meager; small; slender: exiguous income.
Origin:
1645–55; < L exiguus scanty in measure or number, small, equiv. to exig(ere) (see exigent ) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix

Related forms:
ex⋅i⋅gu⋅i⋅ty  [ek-si-gyoo-i-tee] , ex⋅ig⋅u⋅ous⋅ness, noun
ex⋅ig⋅u⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
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ex·ig·u·ous   (ĭg-zĭg'yōō-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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