exiguity
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Although the exiguity of the vessel forbids inclusion of all these stories, yet the Committee wish to record them as worthy of preservation under covers.
From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 by Various
Its siege had been undertaken in the hope of its rapid termination, which the exiguity of its garrison and the impossibility of its succour rendered probable.
From Malplaquet by Belloc, Hilaire
His jaw fell; there was a remarkable exiguity about the coat which was inexplicable.
From Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners) by Roberts, Morley
Thus it is observed that when such matters occur in other countries they become extinct spontaneously through lack of attention and exiguity of interest.
From A Traveler’s Narrative by `Abdu'l-Bahá
The strong sonorous voice of the layman was in singular contrast with the exiguity of his thin, stunted frame.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Huc, Evariste Regis
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