exigent, exacting
(adjective) requiring precise accuracy; “an exacting job”; “became more exigent over his pronunciation”
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant
(adjective) demanding attention; “clamant needs”; “a crying need”; “regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous”- H.L.Mencken; “insistent hunger”; “an instant need”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exigent (comparative more exigent, superlative most exigent)
Urgent; needing immediate action.
Demanding; requiring great effort.
exigent (plural exigents)
(archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency.
(archaic) The amount that is required.
(obsolete, UK, legal) A writ in proceedings before outlawry.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`i*gent, a. Etym: [L. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. See Exact.]
Definition: Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. "At this exigent moment." Burke.
Ex"i*gent, n.
1. Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [Obs.] Why do you cross me in this exigent Shak.
2. (o. Eng. Law)
Definition: The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
