exiguous
[ ig-zig-yoo-uhs, ik-sig- ]
Origin of exiguous
1Other words from exiguous
- ex·i·gu·i·ty [ek-si-gyoo-i-tee], /ˌɛk sɪˈgyu ɪ ti/, ex·ig·u·ous·ness, noun
- ex·ig·u·ous·ly, adverb
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How to use exiguous in a sentence
Graziano's glasses were only glasses of quite modern exiguousness; the true brotherhood should drink out of a skull.
Vie de Bohme | Orlo Williams
British Dictionary definitions for exiguous
exiguous
/ (ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs, ɪkˈsɪɡ-) /
adjective
scanty or slender; meagre: an exiguous income
Origin of exiguous
1C17: from Latin exiguus, from exigere to weigh out; see exigent
Derived forms of exiguous
- exiguity (ˌɛksɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ) or exiguousness, noun
- exiguously, adverb
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