exacting
adjective
rigid or severe in demands or requirements.
exactingness
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a word derived from
exacting.
Example Sentences
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His exactingness and workaholism have given the franchise an uplift that is hard to measure but undeniably impactful.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2020
The first condition of excellence in all places of entertainment for man and beast is exactingness on the part of the public.
From Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 by Edwin Lawrence Godkin
Stephen so thoroughly understood this exactingness on her part that he adjusted his life to it, as a conscientious school-boy adjusts his to bells and signals, and never trespassed knowingly.
From Mercy Philbrick's Choice by Helen Hunt Jackson
For the prettiest thing in Rosy was her love for her little brother, only it was often spoilt by her exactingness.
From Rosy by Mrs. Molesworth
In the second we find a jealousy which has no love in it; which means the exactingness of self-love, and the tyranny of possession.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
