exigent meaning

UK US /ˈɛksɪdʒənt/ 3 syllables

exigent (adjective): demanding attention.

exigent has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

exigent as an adjective

  1. demanding attention
    • clamant needs
    • a crying need
    • regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous
    • insistent hunger
    • an instant need

    Synonyms: clamant, crying, insistent, instant

    Similar: imperative

    Related forms: exigency

  2. requiring precise accuracy
    • an exacting job
    • became more exigent over his pronunciation

    Synonyms: exacting

    Similar: demanding

How to pronounce exigent

exigent is pronounced /ˈɛksɪdʒənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in NT · 7-letter words

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