exigent
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·i·gent
adjective \ˈek-sə-jənt\Definition of EXIGENT
1
: requiring immediate aid or action <exigent circumstances>
See Examples of EXIGENT
- <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
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