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exiguous
exiguous
adjective
Definition of EXIGUOUS
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable <computer equipment that would be prohibitively expensive, given the rural school's exiguous resources>
Synonyms exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy
Related Words deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wanting; bare, bare-bones; least, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightest; slight, small, thin; barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive
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