Exiguous
[ek-SIG-yoo-əs]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, mid-17th century
1.
Very small in size or amount.
Examples of Exiguous in a sentence
"The teacher is applying for a grant to supplement the exiguous resources."
"The recipe called for an exiguous amount of baking soda."
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