exigent

Meaning

Adj

1. Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
2. Demanding; requiring great effort.

Noun

1. (archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency.
2. (archaic) The amount that is required.
3. (British, obsolete) A writ in proceedings before outlawry.

Synonyms

exacting

urgent

‼️

instant

demanding

insistent

critical

‼️

clamant

pressing

fastidious

crying

picky

pretentious

strenuous

strict

taxing

vital

arduous

stickler for

burdensome

challenging

crisis

effortful

emergency

important

intensive

momentous

particular

Translations

exigente

απαιτητικός

urgent

‼️

esigente

exigente

pressant

exigeant

urgente

‼️

exigent

impegnativo

abfordernd

Unerlässlichkeit

heischend

erheischend

Wichtigkeit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛk.sɪ.d͡ʒənt/

Etymology

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