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Antonyms for exiguous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ig-zig-yoo-uh s, ik-sig-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzɪg yu əs, ɪkˈsɪg-



Definition of exiguous

Origin :
  • "scanty," 1650s, from Latin exiguus "small, petty, paltry, scanty in measure or number," from exigere (see exact).
  • adj scanty
Example sentences :
  • There are plenty of references to them indeed, but they are exiguous and dull.
  • Extract from : « Capitals of the Northlands » by Ian C. Hannah
  • For the inflated he cherishes a noiseless, most exiguous bodkin.
  • Extract from : « Francis Beaumont: Dramatist » by Charles Mills Gayley
  • Liosha joined us, accompanied by a porter, carrying their exiguous baggage.
  • Extract from : « Jaffery » by William J. Locke
  • Often the Signal Office gives you the most exiguous information.
  • Extract from : « Adventures of a Despatch Rider » by W. H. L. Watson
  • Flora saw her father trembling in all his exiguous length, though he held himself stiffer than ever if that was possible.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • Together they had a noble breakfast, with waffles, and coffee not in exiguous cups but in large pots.
  • Extract from : « Babbitt » by Sinclair Lewis
  • The hospitality of the simple peasant was as hearty, his welcome as warm, as his means were exiguous.
  • Extract from : « The Alps » by Martin Conway
  • We belong—belonged—to an exiguous family, and naturally I'm no longer as young as I was.
  • Extract from : « Vera » by Elisabeth von Arnim
  • Diving suddenly into the recesses of something, she produced an exiguous round silver box.
  • Extract from : « The Freelands » by John Galsworthy
  • Some of them, starting with exiguous capital, have made large fortunes in a year or two of trade.
  • Extract from : « South America and the War » by F. A. Kirkpatrick

Synonyms for exiguous

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