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exigent

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exigent in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. demanding attention
    "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
    clamant  crying  exigent  insistent  instant 
  2. requiring precise accuracy
    "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
    exigent  exacting 
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