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    exigent
    /ˈɛksɪdʒ(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. pressing; demanding: formal "the exigent demands of her contemporaries' music took a toll on her voice"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXIGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    EXIGENT definition: 1. needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people: 2. needing urgent attention…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › exigentExigent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EXIGENT is requiring immediate aid or action. How to use exigent in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXIGENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    EXIGENT meaning: 1. needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people: 2. needing urgent attention…. Learn more.

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    Exigent definition: requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.. See examples of EXIGENT used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › exigentExigent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of exigent. adjective. demanding attention. “"regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken” synonyms: clamant, crying, insistent, instant. imperative. requiring attention or action. adjective. requiring precise accuracy. “became more exigent over his pronunciation” synonyms: exacting. demanding.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › exigentExigent - definition of exigent by The Free Dictionary

    Define exigent. exigent synonyms, exigent pronunciation, exigent translation, English dictionary definition of exigent. adj. 1. Requiring immediate action; pressing: an exigent need. See Synonyms at urgent.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXIGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. urgent; pressing 2. exacting; demanding.... Click for more definitions.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › exigent_n1exigent, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun exigent is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for exigent is from before 1325, in Statutes of the Realm . exigent is of multiple origins.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › exigent_n2exigent, n.² & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    What does the word exigent mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word exigent, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word exigent? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryEXIGENT - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    Definitions of 'exigent' 1. calling for immediate action or attention; urgent; critical. [...] 2. requiring more than is reasonable; demanding; exacting. [...] More. Synonyms of 'exigent' • urgent, pressing, necessary, critical [...] • demanding, hard, taxing, difficult [...] More. Examples of 'exigent' in a sentence.