exigent

Adjective
Synonyms: clamantcryinginsistentinstantexacting

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. demanding attention“clamant needs”“a crying need”“regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous — H.L.Mencken”“insistent hunger”“an instant need”Synonyms: clamantcryinginsistentinstant
  2. requiring precise accuracy“an exacting job”“became more exigent over his pronunciation”Synonyms: exacting
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Exigent \Ex`i*gent\, a. [L. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. See Exact.] Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. "At this exigent moment." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
Exigent \Ex"i*gent\, n.

1.Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Why do you cross me in this exigent?— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.(o. Eng. Law) The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. --Abbott. [1913 Webster]

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