exacting
/ig-ZAK-ting/adjectivemaking severe demands; requiring great precision
“Watchmaking is exacting work done in microns.”
- Synonyms
- demanding, rigorous, meticulous
- Antonyms
- easygoing, lenient
- Memory hook
- exact + ing: exactness demanded of you.
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