Demanding immediate attention or action; urgent and pressing. Often describes circumstances that require quick response or situations that are critically important.
From Latin 'exigent-,' from 'exigere' meaning 'to drive out' or 'to demand,' from 'ex-' (out) plus 'agere' (to drive). The word emphasizes the demanding, driving nature of urgent circumstances.
Think 'exit-gent'—like an urgent situation that demands you make a quick exit from your current activity to deal with it! Exigent circumstances are so pressing they 'drive you out' of whatever else you're doing.
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