Exigent

['eksɪdʒ(ə)nt;'egzɪ-]

Definition

(adj.) requiring precise accuracy; 'an exacting job'; 'became more exigent over his pronunciation' .

Checker: Rosalind--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.

(n.) Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment.

(n.) The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Urgent, pressing.

Editor: Maynard

Definition

adj. pressing: demanding immediate attention or action.—n. end extremity: (Browning) a needed amount.—adj. Exigeant′ exacting.—n.fem. Exigeante′.—ns. Ex′igence Ex′igency pressing necessity: emergency: distress.—adj. Ex′igible capable of being exacted.—ns. Exigū′ity Exig′uousness.—adj. Exig′uous small: slender.

Checker: Rita