exigent

English

WOTD - 6 January 2010    

Etymology

From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈɛk.sɪ.dʒənt/, /ˈɛɡ.zɪ.dʒənt/

Adjective

exigent (comparative more exigent, superlative most exigent)

1. Urgent; needing immediate action.
2. Demanding; needing great effort.

Related terms

• exigence
• exigency
• exigently

Translations

urgent; needing immediate action

Bulgarian: неотложен (bg), належащ (bg) Finnish: kiireellinen (fi)

Hungarian: sürgős (hu), égető (hu), szorongató (hu) Portuguese: exigente (pt) m. and f.

demanding; needing great effort

Bulgarian: взискателен (bg) Catalan: exigent (ca) m. and f. Finnish: vaativa (fi)

Hungarian: követelő (hu), követelődző (hu), igényes (hu) Portuguese: exigente (pt) m. and f.

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French: exigeant, urgent, pressant Spanish: exigente

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”).

Adjective

exigent m. (feminine exigent, masculine plural exigents, feminine plural exigents)

1. exigent

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French

Verb

exigent

1. third-person plural present indicative of exiger
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of exiger

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Latin

Verb

exigent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of exigō