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exiguous
/ ɪkˈsɪɡ-; ˌɛksɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ; ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs /
adjective
- scanty or slender; meagre
an exiguous income
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Derived Forms
- exˈiguously, adverb
- exiguity, noun
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Other Words From
- ex·i·gu·i·ty [ek-si-, gyoo, -i-tee], ex·igu·ous·ness noun
- ex·igu·ous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exiguous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exiguous1
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Example Sentences
HFM: Yeah, it would be impossible because I had no background, or I had a very exiguous background in finance.
We can extract from these exiguous provisions nothing in the nature of a policy imposed by Parliament on the Central Authority.
No one can maintain the position of a gentleman with more exiguous resources than often fall to his share.
Women in dreams of diaphanous and exiguous raiment stared derisively at the trio as they passed their tables.
He pondered these matters as he ate, spinning out his exiguous meal to its uttermost crumb to make it as satisfying as possible.
The skill with which he managed the exiguous finances of the exiled court earned him further confidence and promotion.
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