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exiguous
ex·ig·u·ous E0276500 (ĭg-zĭg′yo͞o-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.exiguous (ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs; ɪkˈsɪɡ-) adjscanty or slender; meagre: an exiguous income. [C17: from Latin exiguus, from exigere to weigh out; see exigent] exiguity, exˈiguousness n exˈiguously advex•ig•u•ous (ɪgˈzɪg yu əs, ɪkˈsɪg-)
adj. scanty; meager; small. [1645–55; < Latin exiguus, derivative of exigere (see exigent)] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | exiguous - extremely scanty; "an exiguous budget"meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare" |
exiguousadjectiveConspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent:meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, skimpy, spare, sparse, stingy, thin.Slang: measly.Translationsexiguous
Related to exiguous: superfluous, insuperable, minatory, puissantSynonyms for exiguousadj conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extentSynonyms- meager
- poor
- puny
- scant
- scanty
- skimpy
- spare
- sparse
- stingy
- thin
- measly
Words related to exiguousadj extremely scantyRelated Words- meager
- meagerly
- meagre
- scrimpy
- stingy
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