exacting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb claim as due or just
    exact; demand.
    • The bank demanded payment of the loan
  2. verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
    claim; exact; take.
    • the accident claimed three lives
    • The hard work took its toll on her
  3. adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
    fastidious.
    • fastidious microorganisms
    • certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
  4. adjective satellite severe and unremitting in making demands
    strict; stern.
    • an exacting instructor
    • a stern disciplinarian
    • strict standards
  5. adjective satellite requiring precise accuracy
    exigent.
    • an exacting job
    • became more exigent over his pronunciation

WordNet

Ex*act"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. "A temper so exacting." T. Arnold -- Ex*act"ing*ly, adv. -- Ex*act"ing*ness, n.

Webster 1913