Exiguous (adj)
egz-ig-yu-us
Very small in size or amount.
Mid 17th century: from Latin exiguus ‘scanty’ (from exigere ‘weigh exactly’) + -ous.
Example sentences
“After the exiguous portions, I came out hungrier than I went in!”
“My exiguous musical skills just aren’t going to be enough.”
Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun) me-rah-kee To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it. Derived…
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