exigeant

[ ek-si-juh nt; French eg-zee-zhahn ]

/ ˈɛk sɪ dʒənt; French ɛg ziˈʒɑ̃ /

exigent.

Origin of exigeant

From French

Van Dyck was exigeant that Hals should accompany him to England, where he had been summoned by the king.

Franz Hals |Edgcumbe Staley
Was Charles too exigeant with his demands, too chary of his daughter?

Charles the Bold |Ruth Putnam
Was his an exceptional case, or are men in general as exigeant?

Fairy Fingers |Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
If he'd been imperious, exigeant, she could have gone down to meet him with her head up.

The Real Adventure |Henry Kitchell Webster

There were, however, other reasons which she used when all else failed to satisfy her exigeant mind.

No Defense, Complete |Gilbert Parker