Associations to the word «Exigency»

Wiktionary

EXIGENCY, noun. The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural.)
EXIGENCY, noun. An urgent situation.
EXIGENCY, noun. A situation requiring extreme effort or attention.

Dictionary definition

EXIGENCY, noun. A pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency".
EXIGENCY, noun. A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats