exiguous

Scanty; meager.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪɡˈzɪ.ɡju.əs/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

scanty

meager

lean

meagre

penurious

scant

scarce

scrimp

shabby

short

skimpy

spare

sparse

thin

tight

bare

unsatisfying

jejune

narrow

paltry

Translations

exiguo

exígua

πενιχρός

esiguo

hestî

🦴

qaştîk

exíguo

zeîfok

γλίσχρος

πενιχρότητα

exigu

modique

macer

onbeduidend

escàs