Exigent, pronounced EK-si-jent, is an adjective meaning demanding or urgently requiring attention. It derives from Latin words related to 'driving' or 'demanding'.
Exigent (EK-si-jent) is an adjective meaning requiring urgent attention or demanding and exacting. It comes from Latin roots meaning 'to demand' or 'to drive out', ultimately from a root meaning 'to drive'.
| Front | exigent /EK-si-jent/ |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective 1. Requiring urgent attention. 2. Demanding; exacting. [From Latin exigent-, stem of exigens, present participle of exigere (to demand, to drive out), from ex- + agere (to drive). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ag- (to drive, draw) that is also the source of such words as act, agent, agitate, litigate, synagogue, and ambassador.] "Taiwan's vast reserves of foreign exchange can be tapped once, perhaps twice, in exigent times. But these reserves ... must be used sparingly." Mark T. Fung; Rumblings from Taiwan; The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Massachusetts); Jan 10, 2001. |
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