This week’s word is exiguous. I noted it when I was recently reading The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. I didn’t write down the quote though. I keep forgetting that part. 
From dictionary.com:
ex·ig·u·ous
/ɪgˈzɪg
yuəs, ɪkˈsɪg-/ [ig-zig-yoo-uhs, ik-sig-]
adjective
scanty; meager; small; slender: exiguous income.
Origin: 1645–55; < Latin exiguus scanty in measure or number, small, equivalent to exig ( ere ) (see exigent) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix
From scrabblefinder.com:
Exiguous is worth 16 points in Scrabble, and 19 points in Words with Friends
There are 8 letters in exiguous: E G I O S U U X
Another new word for you to use this week. I challenge you to sneak it into your conversation.
~Deb
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I like the sound of that word. It “feels” nice when spoken.
There are some words I love in that way, like “dowry”, it feels nice too. Crazy? 
LOL. Some words definitely have a better sound when spoken.
Love this word. I agree with Sonja, it’s fun to say. And I can use it this very afternoon when I tell my students that an exiguous amount of homework was handed in!
Love it!
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