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Meaning of 'exigent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exigent [ a.]
- Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.
2 . Exigent [ n.]
- Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment.
- The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry.

Meaning of 'exigent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exigent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- demanding attention
Example in sentence:
  • a crying need;
  • an instant need;
  • clamant needs;
  • insistent hunger;
  • regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous
Meaning (2):
- requiring precise accuracy
Example in sentence:
  • an exacting job;
  • became more exigent over his pronunciation

Nearby Words:

exiccate exiccation exigence exigencies exigency exigendary exigenter exigible exiguity exiguous

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