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- DictionaryEx·act·ing/iɡˈzaktiNG/
adjective
- 1. making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources: "living up to such exacting standards"
The meaning of EXACTING is tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands. How to use exacting in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Exacting.
exacting. adjective. uk / ɪɡˈzæk.tɪŋ / us / ɪɡˈzæk.tɪŋ / Add to word list. demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention: an exacting training schedule. exacting standards. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidably. get blood out of/from a stone idiom. grail.
Use the adjective exacting to describe something or someone very precise or strict in its requirements. If your teacher has exacting standards about spelling and punctuation, you better carefully check your final paper.
Exacting definition: rigid or severe in demands or requirements. See examples of EXACTING used in a sentence.
You use exacting to describe something or someone that demands hard work and a great deal of care. The Duke was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task. Privately they seem to have the same exacting standards.
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.
Definition of exacting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
