† ˈfigent, a. Obs.
Also 6 figgent, 7 figient, fitchant
[? f. fidge v. + -ent.]
Fidgety, restless.
| 1598 E. Guilpin Skial. (1878) 51 He..Is an odd figgent iack called Iealousie. 1605 Chapman, etc. Eastw. Hoe iii. ii. D iv b, Quick. What kind of figent memory haue you? Pet. Nay then, what kind of figent wit hast thou? 1613 Beaum. & Fl. Coxcomb iv. iii, He was somewhat figent with me. a 1616 ― Fr. Lawyer iii. i, I have known such a wrangling advocate. Such a little figent thing. a 1627 Middleton Chaste Maid iii. iii, I never could stand long in one place yet; I learnt it of my father, ever figient. |