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exiguous
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measly
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meager
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skimpy
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abatement
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to decrement
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to deduct
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to curtail
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to dwindle
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to tail off
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to ebb
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rarefied
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declining
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to whittle down
exiguous
aggettivo
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(esiguamente)

(esiguamente)

esiguo

Disapproving
Formal

extremely small in size or amount

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The explorer had an exiguous supply of food for the long journey through the wilderness.
The village had an exiguous water source, requiring careful conservation during dry seasons.
measly
aggettivo
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(esiguo)

(esiguo)

misero

Disapproving
Informal

pitifully small or inadequate

meager
meager
aggettivo
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(esiguo)

(esiguo)

scarsissimo

Disapproving

lacking in quantity, quality, or extent

skimpy
aggettivo
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m
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(esiguo)

(esiguo)

scarso

Disapproving
Informal

lacking in adequacy or fullness

abatement
sostantivo
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m
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(riduzione)

(riduzione)

diminuzione

a reduction or lessening in the intensity, degree, or amount of something

to decrement
to decrement
Verbo
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(ridurre)

(ridurre)

decrementare

Formal

to reduce the size, amount, or number of something

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Transitivo
to deduct
to deduct
Verbo
d
d
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ɪ
d
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ə
c
k
t
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(sottrarre)

(sottrarre)

dedurre

to subtract or take away an amount or part from a total

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Transitivo
to curtail
to curtail
Verbo
c
k
u
ɜ
r
r
t
t
ai
l
l
(limitare)

(limitare)

ridurre

Disapproving
Formal

to place limits or boundaries on something to reduce its scope or size

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Transitivo
to dwindle
to dwindle
Verbo
d
d
w
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d
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ə
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l
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diminuire

diminuire

Disapproving

to diminish in quantity or size over time

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Intransitivo
to tail off
to tail off
Verbo
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/tˈeɪl ˈɔf/
(calare)

(calare)

diminire

Disapproving
Informal

to decrease in quantity, intensity, or level over time

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Stato Frasale
inseparable
verbo della frase
tail
particella della frase
off
to ebb
Verbo
e
ɛ
bb
b
(diminuire)

(diminuire)

defluire

to gradually decline or recede

rarefied
aggettivo
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r
a
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r
r
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ə
f
f
ie
d
d
rarefatta

rarefatta

(of air) containing a lower-than-average amount of oxygen

declining
aggettivo
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g
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(in calo)

(in calo)

declinante

experiencing a gradual reduction or decrease in quality, quantity, or value over time

to whittle down
Verbo
uk flag
/wˈɪɾəl dˈaʊn/
(diminuire progressivamente)

(diminuire progressivamente)

ridurre gradualmente

to gradually reduce or decrease something by cutting away or eliminating bit by bit

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Stato Frasale
separable

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