exigent
[ ek-si-juhnt ]
adjective
requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.
Origin of exigent
1- Also exigeant .
Other words from exigent
- ex·i·gent·ly, adverb
- non·ex·i·gent, adjective
- non·ex·i·gent·ly, adverb
- un·ex·i·gent, adjective
- un·ex·i·gent·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for exigent
exigent
/ (ˈɛksɪdʒənt) /
adjective
urgent; pressing
exacting; demanding
Origin of exigent
1C15: from Latin exigere to drive out, weigh out, from agere to drive, compel
Derived forms of exigent
- exigently, adverb
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