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Adjective
- 1. emergent, sudden (vs. gradual)
- usage: occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; "emergent repair of an aorta"
- 2. emergent, emerging, nascent (vs. dying)
- usage: coming into existence; "an emergent republic"
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Definition and meaning of emergent (Dictionary)