exigency

[ ek-si-juhn-see, ig-zij-uhn- ]

/ ˈɛk sɪ dʒən si, ɪgˈzɪdʒ ən- /

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noun, plural ex·i·gen·cies.

exigent state or character; urgency.

Usually exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life.

a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency.

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Also ex·i·gence.

Origin of exigency

From the Medieval Latin word exigentia, dating back to 1575–85. See exigent, -ency

SYNONYMS FOR exigency

3 crisis, contingency, plight, strait; predicament, fix, pinch.

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Words nearby exigency

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

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I think we handled it as well as we could have, given the exigencies of production.
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The exigencies of the solar system may make it impossible for the sun to be always there, but it should be around when wanted.
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He warily sounded a nature that could be warped to the exigencies of any plan, provided it was profitable.
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For the moment he was absorbed by two exigencies and by two ecstasies—food and warmth.
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Depots of supplies were moved from place to place as exigencies demanded.
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Claudia was equal to the exigencies of her time and country.
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British Dictionary definitions for exigencies

exigency

exigence (ˈɛksɪdʒəns)

/ (ˈɛksɪdʒənsɪ, ɪɡˈzɪdʒənsɪ) /

noun plural -gencies or -gences

the state of being exigent; urgency

(often plural) an urgent demand; pressing requirement

an emergency

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exigency

noun, plural ex·i·gen·cies.

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British Dictionary definitions for exigencies

exigence (ˈɛksɪdʒəns)

noun plural -gencies or -gences