Meaning & use
exigencies
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Urgent needs or demands arising from a particular situation, especially one requiring immediate action.
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The hospital had to adapt quickly to the exigencies of the emergency.
Budget cuts were made to meet the exigencies of the recession.
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Exigencies is the plural of 'exigency,' from Latin exigere, meaning 'to demand' or 'to require.'
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