 exigent |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] demanding attention | |
| Synonyms: | insistent crying instant clamant | |
| Examples: | "clamant needs" "a crying need" "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken "insistent hunger" "an instant need" |
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| Related terms: | imperative | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] requiring precise accuracy | |
| Synonyms: | exacting | |
| Examples: | "an exacting job" "became more exigent over his pronunciation" |
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| Related terms: | demanding | |
| Similar spelling: |
exogen exigency exciseman exogenetic exocentric exogenic exogenous excision |
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