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

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

From The Bertrams by Trollope, Anthony

I told him all right, though as a guest I began to think him a little exigeant.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 11, 1917 by Various

There is so much to be done, and the children are rather exigeant, and demand all the afternoon.

From April's Lady A Novel by Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe

If he'd been imperious, exigeant, she could have gone down to meet him with her head up.

From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

To him life meant "The Cause," and that exigeant mistress left little room for other and more natural affections.

From The Hippodrome by Hayward, Rachel