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exigent
adjective
[ ˈɛksɪdʒ(ə)nt ]
• pressing; demanding.
• "the exigent demands of her contemporaries' music took a toll on her voice"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin exigent- ‘completing, ascertaining’, from the verb exigere (see exact).
