exigent
English
Etymology
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From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
exigent (comparative more exigent, superlative most exigent)
- Urgent; needing immediate action.
- 2003, Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations, U.S. Department of Defence
- Article 2 also provides that acts of torture cannot be justified on the grounds of exigent circumstances, such as state of war or public emergency, or on orders from a superior officer or public authority.
- 2003, Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations, U.S. Department of Defence
- Demanding; requiring great effort.
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Translations
urgent; needing immediate action
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demanding; needing great effort
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Noun
exigent (plural exigents)
- (archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency.
- 1591, Henry VI, Part 1, by William Shakespeare
- These eyes, like lamps whose wasting oil is spent, / Wax dim, as drawing to their exigent; […]
- 1611, King James' Bible, Preface
- Therefore as one complaineth, that always in the Senate of Rome, [Cicero 5° de finibus.] there was one or other that called for an interpreter: so lest the Church be driven to the like exigent, it is necessary to have translations in a readiness.
- 1591, Henry VI, Part 1, by William Shakespeare
- (archaic) The amount that is required.
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- (obsolete, UK, law) A writ in proceedings before outlawry.
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Translations
extremity
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Catalan
Etymology
From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”).
Adjective
exigent m or f (masculine and feminine plural exigents)
Related terms
Further reading
- “exigent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “exigent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “exigent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “exigent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Verb
exigent
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) exigent
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