First Known Use: 1629
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exigent
exigent
adjective ex·i·gent \ˈek-sə-jənt\
: requiring immediate attention : needing to be dealt with immediately
: expecting much time, attention, effort, etc., from other people
Full Definition of EXIGENT
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: requiring immediate aid or action <exigent circumstances>
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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
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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