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exacting(dictionary)

exacting (iou)



exacting adjective. L16.
[from EXACT verb + -ING2.]
Making excessive demands, esp. on one's strength, skill, attention, etc.; hard to satisfy.
A. E. Stevenson His ability..to fulfill the demands of his exacting office. A. Haley The state of repair failed to measure up to their exacting standards.
exactingly adverb M19.
exactingness noun M19.