exiguity

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He would rank with Wolfe; indeed, considering the exiguity of his means, his feat would surpass that of Wolfe.

From The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 by Lespérance, John

The upper chambers are reached by a ladder-stair of extreme exiguity, so frail and narrow that one person only can mount at a time, and only then by bowing his head.

From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis

Obviously, the gravitational tie, rendered powerless by exiguity of matter, was here replaced by some other form of mutual action, the nature of which can as yet be dealt with only by conjecture.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)

But to make up for the exiguity of his financial resources, Ugo had from his youth obtained social success.

From Saracinesca by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

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