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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
exiguous
 
SYLLABICATION:ex·ig·u·ous
PRONUNCIATION:  g-zgy-s, k-sg-
ADJECTIVE: Extremely scanty; meager.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin exiguus, from exigere, to measure out, demand. See exact.
OTHER FORMS:ex·igu·ous·ly —ADVERB
ex·igu·ous·ness —NOUN
 
 
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