緊きん切せつ

na-adjective, noun

urgent; pressing

Formal, somewhat literary term for something that is urgent or pressing. Not common in everyday speech; 緊急 (きんきゅう) is the usual word.

• 緊きん切せつな問もん題だいに対たい処しょしなければならない。

  We must deal with the pressing issue.

• その件けんは緊きん切せつを要ようする。

  The matter requires urgency.