"exacting" meaning in English

See exacting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: exacting [positive], more exacting [comparative], most exacting [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is exacting, they are not easy to satisfy; they request things to be done for them very often.
    Sense id: simple-exacting-en-adj-NEZH5-2x

Verb

Forms: exact [canonical], exacts [third-person, singular], exacted [past], exacted [past, participle], exacting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|exact}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of exact.
    Sense id: simple-exacting-en-verb-mVLX4sJA
     
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      ]
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    },
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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        "superlative"
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