exiguous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin exiguus (“strict, exact”), from exigere (“to measure against a standard”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɪ.ɡju.əs/, /ɛɡˈzɪ.ɡju.əs/ Rhymes: -ɪɡjuəs Hyphenation: ex‧i‧gu‧ous === Adjective === exiguous (comparative more exiguous, superlative most exiguous) Scanty; meager. 2012 — Rodger Cohen, Scottexalonia Rising, New York Times, Nov. 26., Op. Ed. National politics, as President François Hollande of France is only the latest to discover, is often no more than tweaking at the margins in the exiguous political space left by markets and other global forces. ==== Derived terms ==== exiguate exiguity exiguously exiguousness unexiguous ==== Related terms ==== exigency ==== Translations ====