exacting

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb claim as due or just
  2. verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  3. adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

Etymology

From exact + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

demand, exact

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