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exigent
[ ek-si-juhnt ]
/ ˈɛk sɪ dʒənt /
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adjective
requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.
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Origin of exigent
OTHER WORDS FROM exigent
Words nearby exigent
exhortative, exhume, ex hypothesi, exigeant, exigency, exigent, exigible, exiguous, exilarch, exile, exilic
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British Dictionary definitions for exigent
exigent
/ (ˈɛksɪdʒənt) /
adjective
urgent; pressing
exacting; demanding
Derived forms of exigent
exigently, adverbWord Origin for exigent
C15: from Latin exigere to drive out, weigh out, from agere to drive, compel
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