exigent

exigent is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.
2. noun. Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment.
3. noun. The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry.
4. adjective. requiring precise accuracy

   "an exacting job"

   "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

   Synonyms: exacting

5. adjective. demanding attention- H.L.Mencken

   "clamant needs"

   "a crying need"

   Synonyms: clamant, crying, insistent, instant

Synonyms

exacting, clamant, crying, insistent, instant

Common word forms

exigenter, exigently

Words from these letters

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