Dicts.info 

English dictionary

English word:    

exacting

View results from:   Wordnet   |   Webster   |   Wiktionary   |   Easton



exacting in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
    "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"
    fastidious  exacting 
  2. requiring precise accuracy
    "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
    exigent  exacting 
  3. severe and unremitting in making demands
    "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
    stern  strict  exacting 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University