exacting
ex·act·ing
exacting · more exacting · most exacting
требовательный
anspruchsvoll, wählerisch, kleinlich
Making great demands; difficult to satisfyMaking great demands; difficult to satisfy.
/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/
Meaning
3 sensesMaking great demands; difficult to satisfy.
anspruchsvoll, wählerisch, kleinlich
тре́бовательныйtrébovatelʹnyj
severe and unremitting in making demands
Of an action, task, etc., requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
requiring precise accuracy
Of a person or organization, characterized by exaction.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
making great demands; difficult to satisfy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
making great demands; difficult to satisfy:
Origin
From exact + -ing.From exact + -ing.
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Forms
more exacting, most exacting| Comparative | more exacting Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most exacting Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
12 synonymsdifficult to satisfy:demandingB2
requiring precise accuracy, effort, care, or attention:nigglypernickety
characterized by exaction:acquisitiveextortionategraspingmoney-grubbingrapacious
Close in meaning
- requiring precise accuracy:exigent
- having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures:fastidious
- severe and unremitting in making demands:sternstrict
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form