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.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
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