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scanty; meager; small; slender: exiguous income.
Origin:
1645–55; < Latin exiguus scanty in measure or number, small, equivalent to exig(ere) (see exigent) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix
1645–55; < Latin exiguus scanty in measure or number, small, equivalent to exig(ere) (see exigent) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix
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ex·ig·u·ous·ly, adverb
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Exiguous
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Example Sentences
- In order to receive even the exiguous welfare payments.
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exiguous
1650s, from L. exiguus "scanty in measure or number," from exigere (see exact).
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