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exigent


 
  Overview  of  adj  exigent 
 
  The  adj  exigent  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  clamant,  crying,  exigent,  insistent,  instant  --  (demanding  attention;  "clamant  needs";  "a  crying  need";  "regarded  literary  questions  as  exigent  and  momentous"-  H.L.Mencken;  "insistent  hunger";  "an  instant  need") 
  2.  exigent,  exacting  --  (requiring  precise  accuracy;  "an  exacting  job";  "became  more  exigent  over  his  pronunciation") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  exigent 
 
  2  senses  of  exigent 
 
  Sense  1 
  clamant,  crying,  exigent,  insistent,  instant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  imperative)  ->  beseeching 
 
  Sense  2 
  exigent,  exacting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  demanding)  ->  undemanding 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  exigent 
 
  2  senses  of  exigent 
 
  Sense  1 
  clamant,  crying,  exigent,  insistent,  instant 
  =>  imperative  (vs.  beseeching) 
 
  Sense  2 
  exigent,  exacting 
  =>  demanding  (vs.  undemanding) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  exigent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  exigent 
 
  exigent  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  exigent 
  exigent 
 
  Overview  of  adj  exigent 
 
  The  adj  exigent  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  clamant,  crying,  exigent,  insistent,  instant  --  (demanding  attention;  "clamant  needs";  "a  crying  need";  "regarded  literary  questions  as  exigent  and  momentous"-  H.L.Mencken;  "insistent  hunger";  "an  instant  need") 
  2.  exigent,  exacting  --  (requiring  precise  accuracy;  "an  exacting  job";  "became  more  exigent  over  his  pronunciation") 



exigent definition