exacting

[ ig-zak-ting ]
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adjective
  1. rigid or severe in demands or requirements: an exacting teacher.

  2. requiring close application or attention: an exacting task.

  1. given to or characterized by exaction; extortionate.

Origin of exacting

1
First recorded in 1575–85; exact + -ing2

Other words from exacting

  • ex·act·ing·ly, adverb
  • ex·act·ing·ness, noun
  • non·ex·act·ing, adjective
  • non·ex·act·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·ex·act·ing·ness, noun
  • o·ver·ex·act·ing, adjective
  • su·per·ex·act·ing, adjective
  • un·ex·act·ing, adjective

Words Nearby exacting

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How to use exacting in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for exacting

exacting

/ (ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. making rigorous or excessive demands: an exacting job

Derived forms of exacting

  • exactingly, adverb
  • exactingness, noun

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