exacting
[ ig-zak-ting ]
/ ɪgˈzæk tɪŋ /
adjective
rigid or severe in demands or requirements: an exacting teacher.
requiring close application or attention: an exacting task.
given to or characterized by exaction; extortionate.
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Definition for exacting (2 of 2)
exact
[ ig-zakt ]
/ ɪgˈzækt /
adjective
verb (used with object)
to call for, demand, or require: to exact respect from one's children.
to force or compel the payment, yielding, or performance of: to exact money; to exact tribute from a conquered people.
Origin of exact
1400–50; late Middle English
exacten (v.) < Latin
exāctus (past participle of
exigere drive out, thrust out), equivalent to
ex-
ex-1 +
ag(ere) to drive +
-tus past participle suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for exacting (1 of 2)
exacting
/ (ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ) /
adjective
making rigorous or excessive demands
an exacting job
Derived forms of exacting
exactingly, adverb exactingness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for exacting (2 of 2)
exact
/ (ɪɡˈzækt) /
adjective
verb (tr)
Derived forms of exact
exactable, adjective exactness, noun exactor or exacter, nounWord Origin for exact
C16: from Latin
exactus driven out, from
exigere to drive forth, from
agere to drive