exacting
adjective
rigid or severe in demands or requirements.
exactingly
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a word derived from
exacting.
Example Sentences
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Her office, like her home, is exactingly styled by her and built by Mike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
The quality of dread that he sustains over an eerie, exactingly precise 106 minutes stems from our disturbing realization of just how quotidian that life is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
THE TASTE-TEST: Served exactingly chilled in Rona vintage-look glassware, the $54 Founders Manhattan has a deep-red hue that glows against the glossy copper-toned bar.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
The final touches are thread-thin diagonal stripes of melted chocolate, piped exactingly and a sprinkling of smoked Maldon sea salt.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2023
The rooms, simple but exactingly clean, are dainty with dimity and netted curtains and spreads.
From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Edwin Asa Dix
