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exigency Definition

exi·gency (eksə jən sē; also eg zijən-, ig-)

noun pl. -·cies

  1. the condition or quality of being exigent; urgency
  2. a situation calling for immediate action or attention
  3. pressing needs; demands; requirements

Etymology: ML exigentia

exigency Synonyms

exigency

n.

  1. A crisis

    emergency, contingency, distress; see crisis, difficulty 1, 2, emergency.

  2. Demand

    need, want, urgency; see necessity 1, 2, 3, need 3, requirement 2. See syn. study at emergency, need.

exigency Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • situation: His political understanding and his grasp of military matters made him always fully aware of the exigencies of any situation.
  • war: How to find a point on a trench map The trench maps used in the Great War resulted from the exigencies of war.
  • life: The exigencies of daily court room life are such that reasons for judgment will always be capable of having been better expressed.
  • service: The award of special leave will remain subject to the exigencies of the service.
  • business: If the exigencies of business might be pled anywhere in behalf of a Sabbath delivery of letters, surely it is there.
  • time: The exigencies of the times however determined that these were mostly still introductory and polemical works.

Converse of object

  • meet: There is a twofold remedy required to meet the exigencies of a fallen soul.
  • give: The Company explained, given the exigencies of the Company and its staff, that this meeting was arranged virtually ad hoc.
  • require: It is furthermore debatable whether the measures of internment are strictly proportional to the exigencies required by the situation.

Adjective modifier

  • last: Last count exigency intended to deter size of the.
  • practical: And of course to make the fundamental observation that architecture is the result of human agency and practical exigency.
  • military: Mr. MACPHERSON: There are a great many small things which affect leave apart from military exigencies.
  • particular: The answer of the State to particular sectorial exigencies.
  • present: Dedication to her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, pointing to earlier royal support and present exigencies, dated London, 10 Apr 1828.
  • other: Contingency provision was made for reserve CDM requirements and other exigencies and 104 appointments were made.

Noun used with modifier

  • count: Last count exigency intended to deter size of the.

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