exigent

[ ek-si-juhnt ]
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adjective
  1. requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.

  2. requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.

Origin of exigent

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin exigent- (stem of exigēns) (present participle of exigere to drive out, demand), equivalent to ex-ex-1 + -ig- (combining form of agere to drive) + -ent--ent

Other words from exigent

  • ex·i·gent·ly, adverb
  • non·ex·i·gent, adjective
  • non·ex·i·gent·ly, adverb
  • un·ex·i·gent, adjective
  • un·ex·i·gent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for exigent

exigent

/ (ˈɛksɪdʒənt) /


adjective
  1. urgent; pressing

  2. exacting; demanding

Origin of exigent

1
C15: from Latin exigere to drive out, weigh out, from agere to drive, compel

Derived forms of exigent

  • exigently, adverb

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