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exigent
[ ek-si-juhnt ]
adjective
- requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
- requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.
exigent
/ ˈɛksɪdʒənt /
adjective
- urgent; pressing
- exacting; demanding
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Derived Forms
- ˈexigently, adverb
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Other Words From
- exi·gent·ly adverb
- non·exi·gent adjective
- non·exi·gent·ly adverb
- un·exi·gent adjective
- un·exi·gent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exigent1
C15: from Latin exigere to drive out, weigh out, from agere to drive, compel
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Example Sentences
He counsels me not to be exigent in my terms; if he knew me better, perhaps, he would not have deemed the advice so necessary.
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Are we too exigent when we implore the whites to preach by example?
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The more modest and simple the Rav, the haughtier and more exigent the Rebbetzin.
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Nay, because Slavery is powerful, because the Enterprise is difficult, therefore is the duty of all more exigent.
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But it is a long and exigent part, and there were times in the play when her physical strength was overtaxed.
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