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Definitions for exiguous
ɪgˈzɪg yu əs, ɪkˈsɪg-ex·igu·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. exiguousadjective

    extremely scanty

    "an exiguous budget"

Wiktionary

  1. exiguousadjective

    scanty; meager

  2. Etymology: From exiguus, "strict, exact," hence "scanty, meager," from exigere, "to measure against a standard."

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Exiguousadjective

    Small; diminutive; little.

    Etymology: exiguus, Latin.

    Their subtile parts and exiguous dose are consumed and evaporated in less than two hours time. Gideon Harvey.

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  1. exiguous

    Exiguous refers to something that is very small in size, quantity or extent, insufficient or scanty.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Exiguousadjective

    scanty; small; slender; diminutive

  2. Etymology: [L. exiguus.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of exiguous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of exiguous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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