exiguity

exigo (Latin)

(of time) I spend, pass.. I bring to an end, conclude, finish, complete.. I demand, require; enforce, exact (pay).. I determine, find out, ascertain.. I drive out; expel.. I endure, undergo.. I examine, consider, test.. I execute, complete a task.. I measure against a standard; weigh.

-uus (Latin)

Forms adjectives on verbal stems.

exiguus (Latin)

Paltry, inadequate. Strict, exact A poor man.

exiguous (English)

Scanty; meager.

exiguity (English)

The quality of being meagre or scanty.