exacting
11exacting — adjective exacting work is hard and involves a high level of skill: exacting but stimulating work | exacting scrutiny of the texts exactingly adverb …
12exacting — exactingly, adv. exactingness, n. /ig zak ting/, adj. 1. rigid or severe in demands or requirements: an exacting teacher. 2. requiring close application or attention: an exacting task. 3. given to or characterized by exaction; extortionate. [1575 …
13exacting — adjective 1) an exacting training routine Syn: demanding, stringent, testing, challenging, onerous, arduous, laborious, taxing, grueling, punishing, hard, tough Ant: easy 2) …
14exacting — ex•act•ing [[t]ɪgˈzæk tɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) rigid or severe in demands or requirements: an exacting teacher[/ex] 2) requiring close application or attention: an exacting task[/ex] 3) given to or characterized by exaction; extortionate • Etymology:… …
15Exacting — Exact Ex*act , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exacting}.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL. exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See {Exact}, a.] To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the …
16exacting — adj. Exacting is used with these nouns: ↑demand, ↑standard …
17exacting — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. demanding, rigorous, precise; see critical 2 , difficult 1 , onerous , severe 1 . See Synonym Study at onerous . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [ig ZAK ting] extremely demanding. Defusing a bomb is… …
18exacting — ex|act|ing [ ıg zæktıŋ ] adjective 1. ) needing a lot of skill and care a ) exacting standards are very difficult to achieve 2. ) expecting other people to work very hard and carefully …
19exacting — UK [ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ] / US adjective 1) a) needing a lot of skill and care b) exacting standards are very difficult to achieve 2) expecting other people to work very hard and carefully …
20exacting — adjective Date: 1634 1. tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands 2. requiring careful attention and precision Synonyms: see onerous • exactingly adverb • exactingness noun …
