exiguous

English - Turkish

Definition of exiguous in English Turkish dictionary

az

cüzi

küçük

ufak

az/yetersiz

{s} dar

{s} yetersiz

{s} kıt

Related Terms

meager, scanty, exiguous

Yetersiz, kıt yetersiz

exiguously

az/yetersiz şekilde

English - English

Definition of exiguous in English English dictionary

scanty; meager

Among the pressures provoking these distresses were a father's financial inadequacy and a growing awareness that, by finding employment himself, he could ameliorate the family's exiguous circumstances.

Sparse or meagre

{a} small, little, diminutive

very small in amount (exiguus, from exigere; EXACT)

Scanty; small; slender; diminutive

Extremely scanty; meager

extremely scanty; "an exiguous budget"

{s} scarce, scanty; tiny, small, slender

extremely scanty; "an exiguous budget

Related Terms

exiguously

meagerly, scantily, sparingly

Hyphenation

ex·i·gu·ous

Synonyms

bare, confined, diminutive, inadequate, limited, little, meager, narrow, negligible, paltry, petty, poor, restricted, skimpy, slender

Antonyms

plenty

Etymology

() From Latin exiguus, "strict, exact," hence "scanty, meager," from exigere, "to measure against a standard."