exigeant

American  

[ek-si-juhnt, eg-zee-zhahn] / ˈɛk sɪ dʒənt, ɛg ziˈʒɑ̃ /

adjective

1. exigent.

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Etymology

Origin of exigeant

From French

Example Sentences

The ladies, as has before been said, were all high, the Marchioness being the least exigeant in that particular, and Lady Amelia the most so.

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony

They are almost to the end when the gentlemen come, but Cecil is exigeant, and the professor politely insists.

From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

This was dutiful on her part, and naturally satisfactory to a husband inclined to be somewhat exigeant.

From The Bertrams by Trollope, Anthony

His Holiness is too loving a parent to be exigeant without good reason.

From Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times by Kingston, William Henry Giles

As a matter of fact, too, the duke was not exigeant in the fulfilment of every item of the treaty and, two years later, he increased certain privileges.

From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth