Definition of EXIGUITY

exiguity

Plural: exiguities

Noun

  • The quality of being meager or scanty.
  • the quality of being meager; -George Eliot
    • "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"
  • The quality of being meagre or scanty.

Examples

  • Despite the exiguit`y of his tile rack, he still managed to find a word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French exiguite, from Late Latin exiguitas. See exiguous.

Scrabble Score: 19

exiguity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
exiguity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exiguity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

exiguity: valid Words With Friends Word