Emergent is fine as the adjectival form of emergency #

Despite regrettably miguided notions to the contrary, "emergent" is fine as the adjectival form of "emergency", at least for those willing to accept the testimony of Webster's:

Emergent definition from merriam-webster.com: calling for prompt action : URGENT

and the OED (replete with usage examples spanning the centuries):

Emergent definition from the OED: urgent, pressing

/misc | Apr 12, 2021


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