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exigeant

[ ek-si-juh nt; French eg-zee-zhahn ]

/ ˈɛk sɪ dʒənt; French ɛg ziˈʒɑ̃ /

adjective

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Origin of exigeant

From French

Words nearby exigeant

exhilarative, exhort, exhortation, exhortative, exhume, exigeant, exigency, exigent, exigible, exiguous, exilarch

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Example sentences from the Web for exigeant

Van Dyck was exigeant that Hals should accompany him to England, where he had been summoned by the king.
Franz Hals|Edgcumbe Staley
Was Charles too exigeant with his demands, too chary of his daughter?
Charles the Bold|Ruth Putnam
Was his an exceptional case, or are men in general as exigeant?
Fairy Fingers|Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
If he'd been imperious, exigeant, she could have gone down to meet him with her head up.
The Real Adventure|Henry Kitchell Webster

There were, however, other reasons which she used when all else failed to satisfy her exigeant mind.
No Defense, Complete|Gilbert Parker

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