exiguous
(adjective) extremely scanty; “an exiguous budget”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exiguous (comparative more exiguous, superlative most exiguous)
scanty; meager
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ig"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. exiguus.]
Definition: Scanty; small; slender; diminutive. [R.] "Exiguous resources." Carlyle.
– Ex*ig"uous*ness, n. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 January 2025
(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
