-nt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre to press, urge — more at wreak
1.
a. : calling for or demanding immediate attention : of a kind to urge to action
urgent appeals for help
problems of an urgent nature
b. : conveying a sense of urgency
an urgent and determined manner
2. : impelling onward
borne by the mastery of its urgent wings — Robert Bridges †1930
3. obsolete : passing quickly
4. : solicitous , importunate
an urgent lover
5. : serving to impel or constrain
urgent affections
6. obsolete : oppressive
Synonyms: see pressing