- exacting
- adjective Date: 1634 1. tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands 2. requiring careful attention and precision Synonyms: see onerous • exactingly adverb • exactingness noun
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exacting — [eg zak′tiŋ, igzak′tiŋ] adj. 1. making severe or excessive demands; not easily satisfied; strict [an exacting teacher] 2. demanding great care, patience, effort, etc.; arduous [an exacting job] SYN. ONEROUS exactingly adv … English World dictionary
Exacting — Ex*act ing, a. Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. A temper so exacting. T. Arnold {Ex*act ing*ly}, adv. {Ex*act ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exacting — exacting; un·exacting; … English syllables
exacting — index circumspect, confiscatory, conscientious, critical (faultfinding), dictatorial, draconian, faithful ( … Law dictionary
exacting — too demanding, 1580s, prp. adj. from EXACT (Cf. exact) … Etymology dictionary
exacting — adj *onerous, burdensome, oppressive Analogous words: *severe, stern: *rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent: arduous, difficult, *hard Antonyms: easy: lenient … New Dictionary of Synonyms
exacting — [adj] demanding burdensome, by the book*, careful, critical, difficult, exigent, finicky, fussy, grievous, hard, harsh, hypercritical, imperious, nit picking, onerous, oppressive, painstaking, particular, persnickety, picky, precise, rigid,… … New thesaurus
exacting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ making great demands on one s endurance or skill … English terms dictionary
exacting — ex|act|ing [ıgˈzæktıŋ] adj demanding a lot of effort, careful work, or skill = ↑demanding ▪ She was an exacting woman to work for. exacting standards/demands/requirements etc ▪ He could never live up to his father s exacting standards … Dictionary of contemporary English
exacting — [[t]ɪgzæ̱ktɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use exacting to describe something or someone that demands hard work and a great deal of care. The Duke was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task... Privately they seem to have the same… … English dictionary
exacting — adjective exacting work is hard and involves a high level of skill: exacting but stimulating work | exacting scrutiny of the texts exactingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
