01 a. Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.
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Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.
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3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Exigent
· Ex·i·gent
· IPA /ˈɛk.sɪ.d͡ʒənt/
02 n. Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment.
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Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment.[Obs.]“Why do you cross me in this exigent?” — Shak.
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The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry.(o. Eng. Law)