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Exactingness

[ig-zak-ting] Origin

ex·act·ing

[ig-zak-ting]
adjective
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.

Origin:
1575–85; exact + -ing2

ex·act·ing·ly, adverb
ex·act·ing·ness, noun
non·ex·act·ing, adjective
non·ex·act·ing·ly, adverb
non·ex·act·ing·ness, noun
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o·ver·ex·act·ing, adjective
su·per·ex·act·ing, adjective
un·ex·act·ing, adjective
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exacting (ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ)
 
adj
making rigorous or excessive demands: an exacting job
 
ex'actingly
 
adv
 
ex'actingness
 
n

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exacting
"too demanding," 1580s, prp. adj. from exact.
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