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exigeant

[ ek-si-juhnt; French eg-zee-zhahn ]

/ ˈɛk sɪ dʒənt; French ɛg ziˈʒɑ̃ /

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Origin of exigeant

From French

Words nearby exigeant

exhort, exhortation, exhortative, exhume, ex hypothesi, exigeant, exigency, exigent, exigible, exiguous, exilarch

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How to use exigeant in a sentence

Nor was Aunt Emmeline very exigeant, though she was fantastic and sometimes disagreeable.
Ayala's Angel|Anthony Trollope
He showed himself most exigeant as to the conditions on which he would consent to leave Egypt.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle
In the same way this involved much marching and counter-marching over the same "exigeant" class of country.
General Gatacre|Beatrix Gatacre
There is so much to be done, and the children are rather exigeant, and demand all the afternoon.
April's Lady|Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

But if he comes back penitent, and shows himself less exigeant, I shan't refuse his overtures of peace.
Molly Bawn|Margaret Wolfe Hamilton