- calling for immediate action or attention; urgent; critical
- requiring more than is reasonable; demanding; exacting
Origin of exigent
Classical Latin exigens, present participle of exigere, to drive out: see exactexigent
ex·i·gent
adjective
- When a terrorist is insisting that his wishes be complied with or he will begin killing hostages, his demands are an example of exigent demands.
- When a suspect in a drug cash is heard flushing the drug evidence down the toilet, this is an example of exigent circumstances that would justify a police officer entering without a search warrant.
The definition of exigent is pressing, demanding or urgent.
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exigent
adjective
- Requiring immediate action; pressing: an exigent need. See Synonyms at urgent.
- Having or making urgent demands; demanding: “Some citizens … seized the offending material and made a bonfire of it … to the gratification of an exigent crowd” ( Garry Wills )
Origin of exigent
Latin exigēns exigent- present participle of exigere to demand ; see exact .Related Forms:
- ex′i·gent·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more exigent, superlative most exigent)
Noun
(plural exigents)
- (archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency
Origin
From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”).
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