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    Ex·i·gent
    /ˈeɡzəjənt/

    adjective

    • 1. pressing; demanding: formal "the exigent demands of the music took a toll on her voice"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › exigentExigent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EXIGENT is requiring immediate aid or action. How to use exigent in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › exigentEXIGENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Exigent definition: requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.. See examples of EXIGENT used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXIGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    EXIGENT definition: 1. needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people: 2. needing urgent attention…. Learn more.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXIGENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    EXIGENT meaning: 1. needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people: 2. needing urgent attention…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › exigentExigent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you describe something as exigent, you are saying it requires attention: it can't be ignored.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › exigentExigent - definition of exigent by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing. 2. requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin exigent-, s. of exigēns, present participle of exigere to drive out, demand; see exact] ex′i•gent•ly, adv.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXIGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    exigent in American English. (ˈɛksədʒənt) adjective. 1. calling for immediate action or attention; urgent; critical. 2. requiring more than is reasonable; demanding; exacting. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › exigent_n1exigent, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun exigent. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › exigentExigent Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Exigent Definition. Calling for immediate action or attention; urgent; critical. Having or making urgent demands; demanding. Requiring more than is reasonable; demanding; exacting. Having or making urgent demands; demanding. (archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › exigent_n2exigent, n.² & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word exigent, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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