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ex⋅ig⋅u⋅ous
[ig-zig-yoo-uh
s, ik-sig-] 
–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
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
[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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Exiguous
Ex*ig"u*ous\, a. [L. exiguus.] Scanty; small; slender; diminutive. [R.] "Exiguous resources." --Carlyle. -- Ex*ig"uous*ness, n. [R.]
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