Definitions of exacting [ɪgˈzæk tɪŋ]

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Definition of 'exacting'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) exacting
rigid or severe in demands or requirements:
an exacting teacher.

2. exacting
requiring close application or attention:
an exacting task.

3. exacting
given to or characterized by exaction; extortionate.

Etymology: (1575–85)

Definition of 'exacting'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) fastidious, exacting
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
"fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"

2. (adj) stern, strict, exacting
severe and unremitting in making demands
"an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

3. (adj) exigent, exacting
requiring precise accuracy
"an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

Definition of 'exacting'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) exacting
oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe

2. exacting
of Exact

Translation of 'exacting'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: requiring much effort or work from a person a very exacting job.
Afrikaans: veeleisende	Arabic: مُتَطَلِّب، صارِم	Bulgarian: изискващ
Brazilian: exigente	Czech: náročný	German: anspruchsvoll
Danish: krævende; anstrengende	Greek: απαιτητικός	Spanish: exigente
Estonian: nõudlik	Farsi: طاقت فرسا؛ سخت	Finnish: vaativa
French: astreignant	Hebrew: תוֹבעָנִי	Hindi: कठिन, श्रमसाध्य
Croatian: zahtijevan, težak	Hungarian: sokat követelő	Indonesian: memerlukan ketekunan
Icelandic: kröfuharður	Italian: difficile, esigente	Japanese: きびしい
Korean: 엄하게 요구하는	Lithuanian: varginantis,įtemptas	Latvian: augstas prasības izvirzoš
Malay: memerlukan ketekunan	Dutch: veeleisend	Norwegian: krevende, fordringsfull
Polish: wymagający	Persian: طاقت فرسا؛ سخت	Pashto: طاقت ښكونكى
Portuguese: exigente	Romanian: solicitant	Russian: ответственный
Slovak: náročný	Slovenian: zahteven	Serbian: zahtevan
Swedish: fordrande, krävande	Thai: ซึ่งต้องการความสนใจมาก	Turkish: titiz, güç beğenen
Taiwanese: 吃力的	Ukrainian: напружений; обтяжливий	Urdu: بہت زیادہ سخت یا محنت طلب
Vietnamese: đòi hỏi những yêu cầu cao	Chinese: 吃力的
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