exigeant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of exigeant
From French
Example Sentences
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Gradually the Marchioness had become exigeant, and the Marquis was becoming aware that he was being thrown over.
From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony
She was never pert, never exigeant, never romantic, and never humble.
From The Claverings 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
Was Charles too exigeant with his demands, too chary of his daughter?
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth
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
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