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exigent
English
Etymology
From Latin exig?ns, present active participle of exig? (“demand, require”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??k.s?.d??nt/, /???.z?.d??nt/
Adjective
exigent (comparative more exigent, superlative most exigent)
- Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
- 2003, Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations, U.S. Department of Defence
- Article 2 also provides that acts of torture cannot be justified on the grounds of exigent circumstances, such as state of war or public emergency, or on orders from a superior officer or public authority.
- 2003, Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations, U.S. Department of Defence
- Demanding; requiring great effort.
Derived terms
Related terms
- exigence
- exigency
- exigenter
Translations
Noun
exigent (plural exigents)
- (archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency.
- (archaic) The amount that is required.
- (obsolete, Britain, law) A writ in proceedings before outlawry.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Abbott to this entry?)
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin exig?ns, present active participle of exig? (“demand, require”).
Adjective
exigent (masculine and feminine plural exigents)
- exigent, demanding
Related terms
- exigència
- exigir
Further reading
- “exigent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “exigent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “exigent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “exigent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Verb
exigent
- third-person plural present indicative of exiger
- third-person plural present subjunctive of exiger
Latin
Verb
exigent
- third-person plural future active indicative of exig?
Romanian
Etymology
From French exigeant, from Latin exigens.
Adjective
exigent m or n (feminine singular exigent?, masculine plural exigen?i, feminine and neuter plural exigente)
- demanding
Declension
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clamouring
English
Alternative forms
- clamoring (mainly US)
Verb
clamouring
- present participle of clamour
Noun
clamouring (plural clamourings)
- A sound that clamours.
clamouring From the web:
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