exacting
Americanadjective
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rigid or severe in demands or requirements.
an exacting teacher.
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requiring close application or attention.
an exacting task.
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given to or characterized by exaction; extortionate.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- exactingly adverb
- exactingness noun
- nonexacting adjective
- nonexactingly adverb
- nonexactingness noun
- overexacting adjective
- superexacting adjective
- unexacting adjective
Etymology
Origin of exacting
Example Sentences
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Solomon had been nervous about the appearance and Ruemmler’s exacting coaching sessions put him at ease, the people said.
Often described as India's first English-language feature, Annie occupies a singular place in the country's cinema history: local in texture yet cosmopolitan in voice; modest in scale yet exacting in its writing.
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Other natural woods that could serve as teak substitutes often struggle to meet the industry's exacting standards or are limited in supply.
From BBC
There is also the question of how long any country, let alone Singapore, could sustain a prolonged and exacting war against vapes.
From BBC
A lighthearted experience this is not; Ms. Schilinski recreates the harsh frigidity of exacting European filmmakers such as Michael Haneke and Ingmar Bergman without evincing the slightest interest in redemption or silver linings.
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