In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EXIGUOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
exiguously (comparative more exiguously, superlative most exiguously)
In an exiguous way.
Source: Wiktionary
EXIGUOUS
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
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