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pressing

adjective

press·​ing ˈpre-siŋ How to pronounce pressing (audio)
1
: urgently important : critical
a pressing issue
2
pressingly adverb

Example Sentences

a pressing need for reform she had pressing business on the other side of town
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Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pressing was in 1591

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