exacting
adjective
ex·act·ing
ig-ˈzak-tiŋ 
1
: tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
2
: requiring careful attention and precision
exactingness
noun
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Examples of exacting in a Sentence
He has very exacting standards.
he was shocked when his normally exacting supervisor complimented him on a job well done
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The painter’s attempts to capture reality — so exacting, so careful, so prepared — end in what looks like failure.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
The French have the historical edge, at least of topiary in its most exacting forms, with the grand formal gardens at the Palace of Versailles and swaths of rounded, bubbling topiary at the gardens of Marqueyssac.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Well, ladies and gentlemen, still inspired by the success of California Heat, the Food team is delighted to be back this year with more brand-new spice mixes that will surely thrill the most exacting and heat-loving of Angeleno cooks.
—Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
A lot of great cinema is made by happy accidents: certain intangible chemistries and tricks of timing that can’t be calculated even by the most exacting auteur.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 July 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
The French have the historical edge, at least of topiary in its most exacting forms, with the grand formal gardens at the Palace of Versailles and swaths of rounded, bubbling topiary at the gardens of Marqueyssac.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Well, ladies and gentlemen, still inspired by the success of California Heat, the Food team is delighted to be back this year with more brand-new spice mixes that will surely thrill the most exacting and heat-loving of Angeleno cooks.
—Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
A lot of great cinema is made by happy accidents: certain intangible chemistries and tricks of timing that can’t be calculated even by the most exacting auteur.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 July 2024
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exacting
adjective
ex·act·ing
ig-ˈzak-tiŋ
: making many or difficult demands upon a person
an exacting task
an exacting teacher
exactingness
noun
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