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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
ex·i·gent    Audio Help   [ek-si-juhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
2.requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.
Also, exigeant.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L exigent- (s. of exigéns) (prp. of exigere to drive out, demand), equiv. to ex- ex-1 + -ig- (comb. form of agere to drive) + -ent- -ent]

—Related forms
ex·i·gent·ly, adverb
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  burdensome
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength.
Synonyms:  arduous, backbreaking, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  burning
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Compelling immediate attention.
Synonyms:  crying, dire, emergent, imperative, instant, pressing, urgent
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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