exacting

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/

Etymology: Etymology tree English exact English -ing English exacting From exact + -ing.

Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
“His exacting taste required no small degree of outward perfection.”
“[H]e burst into apologies which would have satisfied a more exacting man than I am.”
Of an action, task, etc., requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
“Wolf's work, which, though not very exacting, had to be done single-handed, kept him to his post.”
“Every photographer of experience has his own theories and methods of working, but for the last 14 years I have used a Leica exclusively, and have found it best adapted to the somewhat exacting demands of railway photography, which is by no means an easy branch of the art.”
Of a person or organization, characterized by exaction.
“"He is a hard, exacting, money-loving man," was my remark.”

Etymology: Etymology tree English exact English -ing English exacting From exact + -ing.