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pressant

pressing, urgent

adjective preh-SAHN Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

insistent (of a person)

Usage Note

Pressant comes from presser ('to press, to urge') and describes something that demands immediate attention or a person who is insistently urging action. The final -t is silent. Its feminine form is pressante. It is stronger than urgent in conveying a sense of active pressure rather than mere time constraint; un ton pressant means an insistent, imploring tone.

Examples

"Il avait un besoin pressant de la voir."

Natural Translation

He had a pressing need to see her.

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