[ˈɛɡzɪdʒ(ə)nt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- pressing; demanding
(e.g: the exigent demands of her contemporaries' music took a toll on her voice)


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Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘necessary’): from Latin exigent- ‘completing, ascertaining’, from the verb exigere (see exact)