scanty; little; small; meager
Origin of exiguous
Classical Latin exiguus, small from exigere: see exactexiguous
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exiguous
adjective
Extremely scanty; meager.
Origin of exiguous
From Latin exiguus from exigere to measure out, demand ; see exact .Related Forms:
- ex·ig′u·ous·ly
adverb
- ex·ig′u·ous·ness
noun
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Origin
From Latin exiguus, "strict, exact," hence "scanty, meager," from exigere, "to measure against a standard."
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