Exiguous

/ɪɡˈzɪɡjuːəs/ adjective

Definition

Very small in amount or meager; barely sufficient or inadequate.

Etymology

From Latin exiguus meaning 'small, meager, scanty, inadequate.' The origin of exiguus itself is uncertain but may relate to exigere 'to drive out' or 'to weigh,' suggesting something reduced or diminished.

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In economics and literature, exiguous resources have inspired countless stories — the word itself sounds thin and strained, like the very scarcity it describes.

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