Main Entry: ur·gent

Pronunciation: \ˈər-jənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre

Date: 15th century

1 a : calling for immediate attention : pressing <urgent appeals> <an urgent need> b : conveying a sense of urgency
2 : urging insistently : importunate

— ur·gent·ly adverb