exiguous

Definition

Scanty; meager.

Etymology

From Latin exiguus (“strict, exact”), from exigere (“to measure against a standard”).

Example Sentences

• "The herdboy in the broom, already musical in the days of Father Chaucer, startles (and perhaps pains) the lark with this exiguous pipe."
• "The path on which I then planted my feet was quite unprecedentedly narrow. I had never had to walk along a thoroughfare so exiguous."
• "They are entering the market, setting up stalls on snowy streets, moonlighting to supplement exiguous incomes."

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