exiguous

[ ig-zig-yoo-uhs, ik-sig- ]

/ ɪgˈzɪg yu əs, ɪkˈsɪg- /

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adjective

scanty; meager; small; slender: exiguous income.

Origin of exiguous

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin exiguus “scanty in measure or number, small,” equivalent to exig(ere) “to drive out, measure, exact” + -uus adjective suffix; see origin at exigent,-ous

OTHER WORDS FROM exiguous

ex·i·gu·i·ty

[ek-si-gyoo-i-tee], /ˌɛk sɪˈgyu ɪ ti/, ex·ig·u·ous·ness, nounex·ig·u·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby exiguous

ex hypothesi, exigeant, exigency, exigent, exigible, exiguous, exilarch, exile, exilic, Ex-Im, eximious

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Example sentences from the Web for exiguous

The skill with which he managed the exiguous finances of the exiled court earned him further confidence and promotion.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7|Various
Even so, with our exiguous profit on eight copies duly sold, our state is more gracious than that of more deserving men.
Seeing and Hearing|George W. E. Russell
The hospitality of the simple peasant was as hearty, his welcome as warm, as his means were exiguous.
The Alps|Martin Conway
To the strains of an exiguous orchestra, the provocation of the lady's castanets reached our ears gaily.
To Tell You the Truth|Leonard Merrick

In the middle of our exiguous breakfast it occurred to me that we were behaving in an extremely old-fashioned way.
The Man With the Black Feather|Gaston Leroux

British Dictionary definitions for exiguous

exiguous

/ (ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs, ɪkˈsɪɡ-) /

adjective

scanty or slender; meagrean exiguous income

Derived forms of exiguous

exiguity (ˌɛksɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ) or exiguousness, nounexiguously, adverb

Word Origin for exiguous

C17: from Latin exiguus, from exigere to weigh out; see exigent

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单词	exiguous
释义	exiguous [ ig-zig-yoo-uhs, ik-sig- ] / ɪgˈzɪg yu əs, ɪkˈsɪg- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exiguous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective scanty; meager; small; slender: exiguous income. Origin of exiguous First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin exiguus “scanty in measure or number, small,” equivalent to exig(ere) “to drive out, measure, exact” + -uus adjective suffix; see origin at exigent,-ous OTHER WORDS FROM exiguous ex·i·gu·i·ty [ek-si-gyoo-i-tee], /ˌɛk sɪˈgyu ɪ ti/, ex·ig·u·ous·ness, nounex·ig·u·ous·ly, adverb Words nearby exiguous ex hypothesi, exigeant, exigency, exigent, exigible, exiguous, exilarch, exile, exilic, Ex-Im, eximious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exiguous The skill with which he managed the exiguous finances of the exiled court earned him further confidence and promotion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7\|Various Even so, with our exiguous profit on eight copies duly sold, our state is more gracious than that of more deserving men. Seeing and Hearing\|George W. E. Russell The hospitality of the simple peasant was as hearty, his welcome as warm, as his means were exiguous. The Alps\|Martin Conway To the strains of an exiguous orchestra, the provocation of the lady's castanets reached our ears gaily. To Tell You the Truth\|Leonard Merrick In the middle of our exiguous breakfast it occurred to me that we were behaving in an extremely old-fashioned way. The Man With the Black Feather\|Gaston Leroux British Dictionary definitions for exiguous exiguous / (ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs, ɪkˈsɪɡ-) / adjective scanty or slender; meagrean exiguous income Derived forms of exiguous exiguity (ˌɛksɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ) or exiguousness, nounexiguously, adverb Word Origin for exiguous C17: from Latin exiguus, from exigere to weigh out; see exigent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to exiguous bare, confined, diminutive, inadequate, limited, little, meager, narrow, negligible, paltry, petty, poor, restricted, skimpy, slender, slight, small, spare, sparse, tenuous
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exiguous

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