exigency
Americannoun
plural
exigencies-
exigent state or character; urgency.
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Usually exigencies the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc..
the exigencies of city life.
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a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency.
He promised help in any exigency.
- Synonyms:
- pinch, fix, predicament, strait, plight, contingency, crisis
noun
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the state of being exigent; urgency
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(often plural) an urgent demand; pressing requirement
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an emergency
Etymology
Origin of exigency
From the Medieval Latin word exigentia, dating back to 1575–85. See exigent, -ency
Example Sentences
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Daniel Kehlmann’s latest novel, “The Director,” an engrossing meditation on the exigencies of art and the dangers of artistic complicity, lands in the United States at a good time.
From Los Angeles Times
Economic exigencies are often more urgent than a deference to the past, but Little Tokyo is trying to have it both ways.
From Los Angeles Times
“We discussed whether we had exigency” to enter the apartment forcibly.
From Los Angeles Times
His nonchalant attitude toward the exigencies of the stage rankled the more experienced cast members, who resented the way he tried to control their every movement.
From Los Angeles Times
The court’s consideration of this motion, moreover, was hardly warp speed for a case of this importance and exigency.
From Los Angeles Times
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