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exiguo(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (scanty)
a. meager (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
No pudimos hacer mucho con el presupuesto exiguo que teníamos.We couldn't do much on our meager budget.
b. meagre (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No voy a trabajar diez horas al día por ese exiguo salario.I'm not going to work ten hours a day for that meagre salary.
c. exiguous (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
No sé cómo sobrevivían los niños con la exigua cantidad de comida que les daban en el campamento.I don't know how the children survived on the exiguous amount of food they were given in the camp.
d. paltry
Un exiguo porcentaje de la población votó a favor.A paltry percentage of the population voted in favor.
e. trifling
Me ofrecieron una exigua cantidad de dinero para que les limpiara el coche.They offered me a trifling sum of money to clean their car.
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