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Exiguous is an English word with synonyms like meager or meagre. Below you'll find 1 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Exiguous in a sentence

Exiguous meaning

Scanty; meager.

Synonyms of Exiguous

meager meagre meagerly stingy scrimpy

Related words

Other words often associated with Exiguous or its synonyms:

scanty paltry marginal bare miserable hardscrabble spare measly insufficient close mean amply

Using Exiguous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Scanty; meager.
  • Useful related words include: meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy.

Context around Exiguous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 39 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

woefully 1×

Often after:

approximation 1×

Sentence patterns with Exiguous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

some woefully exiguous approximation of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

let us give 1×

Common sentence endings:

of professional football 1×

Words around Exiguous

Just before it in the word index:

exigent 8 exigency 12 exigencies 21 exige 2 exif 8 exide 8

Just after it in the word index:

exiguus 6 exil 2 exilarch 3 exile 900 exiled 362 exiles 130

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Exiguous

  • In this selection, "exiguous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 39 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, woefully and approximation stand out and add context to how "exiguous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include some woefully exiguous approximation of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "exiguous" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with exiguous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Let us give thanks for the welcome relief of no longer having to endure players –– who are, as of today, exploring new careers as life insurance salesmen or Home Depot clerks – attempting some woefully exiguous approximation of professional football. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

Let us give thanks for the welcome relief of no longer having to endure players –– who are, as of today, exploring new careers as life insurance salesmen or Home Depot clerks – attempting some woefully exiguous approximation of professional football. (39 words)

Example sentences (1)

Let us give thanks for the welcome relief of no longer having to endure players –– who are, as of today, exploring new careers as life insurance salesmen or Home Depot clerks – attempting some woefully exiguous approximation of professional football.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "exiguous" in a sentence?
An example: "Let us give thanks for the welcome relief of no longer having to endure players –– who are, as of today, exploring new careers as life insurance salesmen or Home Depot clerks – attempting some woefully exiguous approximation of professional football." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "exiguous" from authentic English texts.
What does "exiguous" mean?
Exiguous means: Scanty; meager.
What are synonyms of "exiguous"?
Common synonyms of "exiguous" include: meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy.
How many example sentences with "exiguous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "exiguous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.