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English adjective: exigent

1. exigent demanding attention


SamplesClamant needs.
A crying need.
Regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous.
Insistent hunger.
An instant need.


Synonymsclamant, crying, insistent, instant


Similarimperative


Antonymsbeseeching, imploring, pleading

2. exigent requiring precise accuracy


SamplesAn exacting job.
Became more exigent over his pronunciation.


Synonymsexacting


Similardemanding


Antonymsundemanding









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