exigeant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of exigeant
From French
Example Sentences
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I evaded her question, by saying that they had other friends, and that we must not be too exigeant.
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Without being too exigeant, I cannot but suggest that before attempting such a play they ought to have been sent by a special train to Berlin.
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Il avait parlé dans le Concile sur la question de l'infaillibilité, exigeant pour celle des définitions pontificales le concours de l'épiscopat.
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He is growing exigeant, jealous, presuming; he amuses me no longer—he wearies.
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I tell this now—I believe I never did tell it to you before,—not that it may in any way be of use or influence in the present conjuncture, but simply as a circumstance to show that I have never been exigeant or exacting in my dealings with other folks.
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