exigeant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of exigeant
From French
Example Sentences
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She had resolved from the very first not to be an exigeant wife.
From Kept in the Dark by Trollope, Anthony
Gradually the Marchioness had become exigeant, and the Marquis was becoming aware that he was being thrown over.
From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony
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
Violet has waked Cecil with her good-night kiss, and the exigeant child has prisoned her with two soft arms and drawn her close to her own pink cheek and rosy, fragrant lips.
From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
She was never pert, never exigeant, never romantic, and never humble.
From The Claverings by Trollope, Anthony
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