exiguous

UK: /ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs/ US: (ig zig′yo̅o̅ əs, ik sig′-)

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ex•ig•u•ous  (ig zig′yo̅o̅ əs, ik sig′-), adj. 

1. scanty; meager;
   small;
   slender:
   exiguous income.

• Latin exiguus scanty in measure or number, small, equivalent. to exig(ere) (see exigent) + -uus deverbal adjective, adjectival suffix
• 1645–55

ex•i•gu•i•ty  (ek′si gyo̅o̅′i tē), ex•ig′u•ous•ness, n.  ex•ig′u•ous•ly, adv. 

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exiguous / ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs ɪkˈsɪɡ-/ adjective

1. scanty or slender; meagre

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin exiguus, from exigere to weigh out; see exigent

exiguity / ˌɛksɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ/, exˈiguousness noun