Exigent (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The quality control team was extremely exigent, rejecting any product that didn't meet the highest standards.
- She became more exigent over her pronunciation as she prepared for the national language competition.
- The scientist's exigent nature made him a perfectionist in the lab, where even the smallest mistake could have big consequences.
- The exigent requirements of the engineering project demanded a high level of precision and attention to detail.
- The editor was known for being exigent, carefully reviewing every manuscript to ensure that it met the publication's high standards.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The charity's plea for donations highlighted the exigent needs of the disaster-stricken community.
- The doctor emphasized the exigent nature of the patient's condition, requiring immediate attention.
- As a child, she had an exigent appetite, always demanding to be fed as soon as she felt hungry.
- The environmental crisis posed an exigent question: what would be the cost of inaction?
- The researcher regarded the problem of climate change as an exigent issue, requiring urgent and sustained attention.