pressingly

[pres-ing]

press·ing

[pres-ing]
adjective
1.
urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
noun
2.
any phonograph record produced in a record-molding press from a master or a stamper.
3.
a number of such records produced at one time: The fifth pressing of his hit song has sold out.

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Pressingly is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English presing (gerund); see press1, -ing2, -ing1

press·ing·ly, adverb
press·ing·ness, noun
non·press·ing, adjective


1. crucial, vital, critical, imperative.

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pressing (ˈprɛsɪŋ)
 
adj
1.  demanding immediate attention
2.  persistent or importunate
 
n
3.  a large specified number of gramophone records produced at one time from a master record
4.  a component formed in a press
5.  football the tactic of trying to stay very close to the opposition when they are in possession of the ball
 
'pressingly
 
adv
 
'pressingness
 
n

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