What Does Exiguous Mean in Latin?

"Exiguus," in turn, derives from the Latin verb exigere, which is variously translated as "to demand," "to drive out," or "to weigh or measure." The idea of weighing or measuring so precisely as to be parsimonious or petty gave "exiguous" its present sense of inadequacy.

What is meant by exiguous?

: excessively scanty : inadequate wrest an exiguous existence from the land exiguous evidence.

How can I remember exiguous?

Exiguous = Exit + go + us; Very few people wants to exit the occasion & come with us at the temple.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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