Exigent

eks′i-jent, adj. pre ing: demanding immediate attention or action.— n. end, extremity: ( Browning ) a needed amount.— adj. Exigeant′ , exacting.— n.fem. Exigeante′ .— ns. Ex′igence , Ex′igency , pre ing nece ity: emergency: distre .— adj. Ex′igible , capable of being exacted.— ns. Exigū′ity , Exig′uousne .— adj. Exig′uous , small: slender. [L. exigens , -ent is — exigĕre — ex , out, agĕre , to drive.]