EXIGENT

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


Etymology

Adjective

exigent (comparative more exigent, superlative most exigent)

Urgent; needing immediate action.

Demanding; requiring great effort.

Noun

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



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Word of the Day

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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