English-Thai Dictionary

exiguous

A เล็กน้อย มาก  ที่ เบาบาง  negligible small

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXIGUOUS

a.[L. exiguus.] Small; slender; minute; diminutive. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXIGUOUS

Ex *ig "u *ous, a. Etym: [L. exiguus.]

 

Defn: Scanty; small; slender; diminutive. [R.] "Exiguous resources. " Carlyle. -- Ex *ig "uous *ness, n. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

exiguous

ex ig u ous |igˈzigyo͞oəs, ikˈsig -eɡˈzɪɡjuəs | ▶adjective formal very small in size or amount: my exiguous musical resources. DERIVATIVES ex i gu i ty |ˌeksiˈgyo͝oitē |noun, ex ig u ous ly adverb, ex ig u ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin exiguus ‘scanty ’ (from exigere ‘weigh exactly ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

exiguous

exiguous |ɪgˈzɪgjʊəs, ɛg- | ▶adjective formal very small in size or amount: my exiguous musical resources. DERIVATIVES exiguity |-ˈgjuːɪti |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin exiguus ‘scanty ’ (from exigere ‘weigh exactly ’) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

exiguous

exiguous adjective formal Bob Cratchit's exiguous wages: meager, inadequate, insufficient, small, scanty, paltry, negligible, modest, deficient, miserly, niggardly, beggarly; informal measly, stingy, piddling. ANTONYMS ample, generous.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

exiguous

exiguous adjective rare the exiguous post-war sugar ration. See meagre (sense 1 ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

exiguous

ex ig u ous /ɪɡzɪ́ɡjuəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠乏しい ; 少ない, わずかな ; 小さい .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞