— pressingly , adv. — pressingness , n.
/pres"ing/ , adj.
1. urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
n.
2. any phonograph record produced in a record-molding press from a master or a stamper.
3. a number of such records produced at one time: The fifth pressing of his hit song has sold out.
[ 1300-50; ME presing (ger.); see PRESS 1 , -ING 2 , -ING 1 ]
Syn. 1. crucial, vital, critical, imperative.