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Exigent

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WordDefinition
imperativenounEssential; crucial; extremely important.
exactingMaking great demands; difficult to satisfy.
insistentUrgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
demandingMaking great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
clamantUrgent.
instantnounA very short period of time; a moment.
cryingnounThe act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.

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WordDefinition
clamantnounUrgent.
insistentUrgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
demandingverbMaking great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
exactingMaking great demands; difficult to satisfy.
instantnounA very short period of time; a moment.
imperativenounEssential; crucial; extremely important.
cryingThat cries.
urgentRequiring immediate attention.
pressingverbNeeding urgent attention.
urgentlyWith great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
contingencynoun(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.
emergenciesnoun(sometimes attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
direRequiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
exigeantnounexigent; demanding
rashnoun(dermatology, medicine) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
superurgentVery urgent.
imperiousDomineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
exurgent(obsolete) Arising; coming to light.
ultraurgentextremely urgent
pressive(obsolete) pressing; urgent

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