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exigent

exi·gent

UK/ˈɛk.sɪ.d͡ʒənt/ US/ˈɛɡ.zɪ.d͡ʒənt/ uncommon archaic obsolete uk

adjective

1.

demanding attention

  • “clamant needs”
  • “a crying need”
  • “regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous” H.L.Mencken
  • “insistent hunger”
  • “an instant need”
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2.

requiring precise accuracy

  • “an exacting job”
  • “became more exigent over his pronunciation”
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Origin

From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”). Doublet of exigeant.

Phrases

  • allocatur exigent
  • exigent circumstance

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