English Explanatory Dictionary

exigent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
  2. Demanding; requiring great effort.
noun
  1. Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency.
  2. The amount that is required.
  3. A writ in proceedings before outlawry.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛk.sɪ.d͡ʒənt/ /ˈɛɡ.zɪ.d͡ʒənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exigent.wav

Word forms

exigent more exigent most exigent exigeant exigents

Etymology

From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”). Doublet of exigeant.

Related words

exigence exigency exigenter

Derived words

allocatur exigent exigent circumstance exigenter exigently inexigent unexigent
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