Etymology

exiguous

ex·i·gu·ous
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Today it means: Scanty; meager. Full definition →

Latin exiguus
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  1. Latin · derived fromexiguus“strict, exact”
  2. English todayexiguous

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

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