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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other 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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With most ninth-graders coming from other, less exacting schools, the parents’ report says, the high school must now “ask less of, and deliver less to, a group of Philadelphia’s most promising students.”
From Washington Post
But they bring similarly exacting approaches to the law.
From Washington Post
At a corporate event in March, Elon Musk similarly spoke with less than exacting precision: “We need some kind of, like, regulatory authority or something overseeing AI development.”
From Scientific American
Meyers remains a magnet for stars, who are drawn to her sharp dialogue, swoon-inducing settings and exacting devotion to getting the smallest details on her films just right.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s no less gratifying for being utterly unsurprising that Jafar Panahi has, once again, made a film worthy of his own gently exacting standards.
From Washington Post
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