'urgently

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urgent (ˈɜːdʒənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  requiring or compelling speedy action or attention: the matter is urgent; an urgent message
2.  earnest and persistent
 
[C15: via French from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre to urge]
 
urgency
 
n
 
'urgently
 
adv

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