Exigent
adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency. archaic
"Theſe Eyes, like Lampes, whoſe waſting Oyle is ſpent, / Waxe dimme, as drawing to their Exigent."
- 2 The amount that is required. archaic
"[H]is enterprise / Marked out anew, its exigent of wit / Apportioned, she at liberty to sit / And scheme against the next emergence, […]"
- 3 A writ in proceedings before outlawry. British, obsolete
"They also make forthe writs of executions, and of seifin, writs of super seders, for appearance to exigents"
- 1 Urgent; pressing; 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."
- 2 Demanding; requiring great effort.
- 1 requiring precise accuracy wordnet
- 2 demanding attention wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”). Doublet of exigeant.