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super-urgent

su·per-ur·gent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per ur-juh nt]
    • /ˈsu pər ˈɜr dʒənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per ur-juh nt]
    • /ˈsu pər ˈɜr dʒənt/

Definitions of super-urgent word

  • adjective super-urgent compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter. 1
  • adjective super-urgent insistent or earnest in solicitation; importunate, as a person: an urgent pleader. 1
  • adjective super-urgent expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals: an urgent tone of voice. 1

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Origin of super-urgent

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
1490-1500; < Latin urgent- (stem of urgēns), present participle of urgēre to urge; see -ent

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Parts of speech for Super-urgent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

super-urgent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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