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exigent definition
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")
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