exigent
[ ek-si-juh nt ]
/ ˈɛk sɪ dʒənt /
adjective
requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.
Also
exigeant.
Origin of exigent
OTHER WORDS FROM exigent
Words nearby exigent
exhortation,
exhortative,
exhume,
exigeant,
exigency,
exigent,
exigible,
exiguous,
exilarch,
exile,
exilic
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British Dictionary definitions for exigent
exigent
/ (ˈɛksɪdʒənt) /
adjective
urgent; pressing
exacting; demanding
Derived forms of exigent
exigently, adverbWord Origin for exigent
C15: from Latin
exigere to drive out, weigh out, from
agere to drive, compel