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ex·i·gent

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–adjective

1.	requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.

2.	requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.

Also, exigeant.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L exigent- (s. of exigéns) (prp. of exigere to drive out, demand), equiv. to ex- ex-¹ + -ig- (comb. form of agere to drive) + -ent- -ent

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—Related forms

ex·i·gent·ly, adverb

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ex·i·gent Audio Help (ěk'sə-jənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Requiring immediate action or remedy. See Synonyms at urgent.
Requiring much effort or expense; demanding.

[Latin exigēns, exigent-, present participle of exigere, to demand; see exact.]

ex'i·gent·ly adv.

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exigent
adjective
1.	demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: clamant]
2.	requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

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Main Entry: ex·i·gent
Pronunciation: 'ek-s&-j&nt
Function: adjective
: requiring immediate aid or action —see also EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES

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Exigent

Ex`i*gent\, a. [L. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. See Exact.] Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. "At this exigent moment." --Burke.

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Exigent

Ex"i*gent\, n. 1. Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [Obs.]

Why do you cross me in this exigent? --Shak.

2. (o. Eng. Law) The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. --Abbott.

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Exigent

Ex"i*gi*ble\, a. [Cf. F. exigible. See Exigent.] That may be exacted; repairable. [R.] --A. Smith.

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