Exigent Definition

ĕksə-jənt

adjective

Calling for immediate action or attention; urgent; critical.

Webster's New World

Having or making urgent demands; demanding.

American Heritage

Requiring more than is reasonable; demanding; exacting.

Webster's New World

Having or making urgent demands; demanding.

American Heritage

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noun

(archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency.

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Other Word Forms of Exigent

Singular:

exigent

Plural:

exigents

Latin exigēns exigent- present participle of exigere to demand exact

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin exigēns exigent- present participle of exigere to demand exact

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”).

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