definition of
exigent

[1] #1 exigent s. [clamant, crying, insistent, instant] demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need". wn

[2] #2 exigent s. [exacting] requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation". wn