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1. (adj.) exigent
requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
2. exigent
requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L exigent-, s. of exigēns, prp. of exigere to drive out, demand; see exact)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant
demanding attention
"clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
2. (adj) exigent, exacting
requiring precise accuracy
"an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
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1. (adj) exigent
exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical
2. (noun) exigent
exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment
3. (noun) exigent
the name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry
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