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Dictionary: ex·ig·u·ous   (ĭg-zĭg'yū-əs, ĭk-sĭg'-) pronunciation
adj.
Extremely scanty; meager.

[From Latin exiguus, from exigere, to measure out, demand. See exact.]

exiguously ex·ig'u·ous·ly adv.
exiguousness ex·ig'u·ous·ness n.

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(ig-ZIG-yoo-uhs)

adjective
Scanty; small; slender.

Etymology
From Latin exiguus (scanty), from exigere (to measure or to demand). Ultimately from Indo-European root ag- (to drive, draw) that's also the fount of such words as act, agent, agitate, litigate, synagogue, and ambassador

Usage
"Like most two-door cars, there are really only two seats. Sure, there are a couple of exiguous rear chairs, fine for children and for those adults of a masochistic disposition." — Gavin Green; The Ford Puma Coupe; International Herald Tribune (Paris, France); Sep 12, 1997.


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adjective

    Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent: meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, skimpy, spare, sparse, stingy, thin. Slang measly. See big/small/amount, excess/insufficiency/enough.

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adj

Definition: scanty
Antonyms: plenty


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scanty in amount: meager
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Scanty, small or meager.

pronunciation The exiguous meal was not enough to satisfy their hunger.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubetydelig, ringe

Nederlands (Dutch)
schaars

Français (French)
adj. - exigu, minuscule, modique (un revenu)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - klein, gering

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πενιχρός, λιγοστός

Italiano (Italian)
esiguo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - escasso

Русский (Russian)
скудный, малый, незначительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - exiguo, escaso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ringa, knapp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
稀少的, 些须的, 细小的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 稀少的, 些須的, 細小的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 근소한, 작은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 乏しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) هزيل, ضئيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מועט, זעום, זעיר‬


 
 
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