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ex·ig·u·ous 
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| 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]
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ex·ig·u·ous·ly, adverb
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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 | |
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| extremely scanty; "an exiguous budget" |
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Exiguous
Ex*ig"u*ous\, a. [L. exiguus.] Scanty; small; slender; diminutive. [R.] "Exiguous resources." --Carlyle. -- Ex*ig"uous*ness, n. [R.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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