exigent

ex·i·gent

adj \ˈek-sə-jənt\

Definition of EXIGENT

1

: requiring immediate aid or action <exigent circumstances>

2

: requiring or calling for much : demanding <an exigent client>

— ex·i·gent·ly adverb

Examples of EXIGENT

1. <started his workday with a flood of exigent matters that required his quick decision>

Origin of EXIGENT

Latin exigent-, exigens, present participle of exigere to demand — more at exact

First Known Use: 1629

Related to EXIGENT

Synonyms: burning, clamant, compelling, critical, crying, dire, emergent, acute, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, pressing, urgent

Antonyms: noncritical, nonurgent

Related Words: demanding, extreme, immediate, insistent, intense, overriding; crucial, desperate, grave, life-and-death (also life-or-death), serious, severe, vital; dangerous, explosive, hazardous, perilous, precarious, unstable

Near Antonyms: incidental, low-pressure, minor, negligible, trivial, unimportant; nonthreatening, safe, stable

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