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exigent

adjective

requiring precise accuracy

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
E
Ends with
T
Contains
XI
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɛk.sɪ.dʒənt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. requiring precise accuracy

    “an exacting job”

adjective

  1. demanding attention

    “clamant needs”

In context

Example Sentences

an exacting job
became more exigent over his pronunciation
clamant needs
a crying need
{'source': 'H.L.Mencken', 'text': 'regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous'}
insistent hunger
an instant need

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