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exiguous

🇬🇧 UK/eg'zigjuәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Very small in amount; scanty or meager

稀少的,微薄的,贫乏的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
exout of, former
+
igudo, act, drive
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=exiguous

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The exiguous amount of rain this summer made agriculture extremely difficult for local farmers.

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