The Word of the Day for August 31 is:

exiguous   \ig-ZIG-yuh-wus\   adjective 
     : excessively scanty : inadequate 

Example sentence:
     The current evidence supporting her hypothesis is exiguous, 
     but Carla is sure she'll get convincing results from the next round of experiments.

Did you know?
     "Exiguous" is so expansive sounding that you might expect it 
     to mean "extensive" instead of "meager." Even a scanty glimpse at 
     the word's etymology will disabuse you of that notion, however. "Exiguous" derives 
     from the Latin "exiguus," which has the same basic meaning as the modern English term. 
     
     "Exiguus," in turn, derives from the Latin verb "exigere," which is variously 
     translated as "to demand," "to drive out," or "to weigh or measure." The idea of 
     weighing or measuring so precisely as to be parsimonious or petty gave "exiguous" 
     its present sense of inadequacy. Just so we aren't accused of being skimpy with the 
     details, we should also mention that "exigere" is the parent term underlying 
     other English words including "exact" and "exigent."