exiguity

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US /ɛɡziˈɡjuiti/ UK /ɛɡzɪˈɡjuːɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being meager

An exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes-George Eliot.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being meager poorness

Etymology

From Middle French exiguite, from Late Latin exiguitas. See exiguous.

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