词汇 | exiguity |
释义 | exiguity noun[ C or U ] formaluk /ˌek.sɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti/ us /ˌeɡ.zəˈɡjuː.ə.t̬i/ the state or quality of being very small in size or amount: The exiguity of the cottage's dimensions made it exceedingly cramped with them all inside. The exiguities of resources such as water and timber meant that few people settled there. Related word exiguous There was an exiguity of cloth with which to make the dresses. She was embarrassed by the exiguity of her accommodation. There is an exiguity of literature in this field of study. We are pleased by the exiguity of cases with a negative outcome. Extremely small atomized be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom bitsy exiguous exiguously imperceptible infinitesimal infinitesimally irreducible irreducibly itsy-bitsy minuscule slimly slimness subatomic teensy ultra-tiny vanishingly weeny XS |
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