Answer:
crying
adjective
cry·ing | \ ˈkrī-iŋ \
Definition
1: calling for notice
//a crying need
2: NOTORIOUS, HEINOUS
//a crying shame
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
acute, burning, clamant, compelling, critical, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, pressing, urgent
Antonyms
noncritical, nonurgent
Examples
//a crying need for more activities for young people in this town
First Known Use
circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1