EXIGENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does exigent mean? • EXIGENT (adjective)
The adjective EXIGENT has 2 senses:
1. demanding attention
2. requiring precise accuracy
Familiarity information: EXIGENT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EXIGENT (adjective)
Meaning:
Demanding attention
Synonyms:
exigent; clamant; crying; insistent; instant
Context examples:
clamant needs / a crying need / regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous / insistent hunger / an instant need
Similar:
imperative (requiring attention or action)
Meaning:
Requiring precise accuracy
Synonyms:
exigent; exacting
Context examples:
an exacting job / became more exigent over his pronunciation
Similar:
demanding (requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill)
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