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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Exacting \Ex*act"ing\, a.
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Exact \Ex*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Exacting.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL.
     exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See Exact, a.]
     To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a
     right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel
     to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward
     when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one
     subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience,
     etc., from or of some one.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           He said into them, Exact no more than that which is
           appointed you.                           --Luke. iii.
                                                    13.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Years of servise past
           From grateful souls exact reward at last --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           My designs
           Exact me in another place.               --Massinger.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Exacting \Ex*act"ing\, a.
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Exact \Ex*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exacted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Exacting.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL.
     exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See Exact, a.]
     To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a
     right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel
     to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward
     when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one
     subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience,
     etc., from or of some one.
  
           He said into them, Exact no more than that which is
           appointed you.                           --Luke. iii.
                                                    13.
  
           Years of servise past From grateful souls exact reward
           at last                                  --Dryden.
  
           My designs Exact me in another place.    --Massinger.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  exacting
       adj 1: having complicated nutritional requirements; especially
              growing only in special artificial cultures;
              "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly
              specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their
              requirements" [syn: fastidious] [ant: unfastidious]
       2: severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting
          instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
          [syn: stern, strict]
       3: requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more
          exigent over his pronunciation" [syn: exigent]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exacting
     Αγγλικά a.
     ψείρας, λεπτολόγος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exacting
     a.
     1 Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
     2 (lb en of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great
  care, effort, or attention.
     3 (lb en of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: exact)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  exacting
     a.
     1 Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
     2 (lb en of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great
  care, effort, or attention.
     3 (lb en of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: exact)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  exacting
     a.
     1 Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
     2 (lb en of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great
  care, effort, or attention.
     3 (lb en of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: exact)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  exacting
     a.
     1 Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
     2 (lb en of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great
  care, effort, or attention.
     3 (lb en of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: exact)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exacting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e xact ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  exacting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en exact ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb exact)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Exacting /ɛɡzˈaktɪŋ/
  الإنتزاع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  exacting //ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ// 
  взискателен, придирчив
  making great demands; difficult to satisfy

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  exacting /ɛɡzˈaktɪŋ/ 
  náročný