Word Frequency
exact (ɪɡˈzækt
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Definitions
adjective
- correct in every detail; strictly accurate ⇒
an exact copy
- precise, as opposed to approximate; neither more nor less ⇒
the exact sum
- prenominal specific; particular ⇒
this exact spot
- operating with very great precision ⇒
exact instruments
- allowing no deviation from a standard; rigorous; strict ⇒
an exact mind
- based mainly on measurement and the formulation of laws, as opposed to description
and classification ⇒
physics is an exact science
verb
- to force or compel (payment or performance); extort ⇒
to exact tribute
- to demand as a right; insist upon ⇒
to exact respect from one's employees
- to call for or require ⇒
this work exacts careful effort
Derived Forms
exˈactable adjectiveexˈactness noun
exˈactor, exˈacter noun
Word Origin
C16: from Latin exactus driven out, from exigere to drive forth, from agere to driveSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = accurate, very, correct, true, particular, right, express, specific, careful, precise, identical, authentic, faithful, explicit, definite, orderly, literal, unequivocal, faultless, on the money, unerring, veracious,
= meticulous, severe, careful, strict, exacting, precise, rigorous, painstaking, scrupulous, methodical, punctilious
Translations for 'exacting'
- British English: exacting You use exacting to describe something or someone that demands hard work and a great deal of care. ADJECTIVEHe was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task.
- Brazilian Portuguese: exigente
- Chinese: 费劲的费費劲勁的
- European Spanish: exigente
- French: exigeant exigeante
- German: anspruchsvoll
- Italian: esigente
- Japanese: 骨の折れる
- Korean: 매우 힘든
- Portuguese: exigente
- Spanish: exigente
Example Sentences Including 'exacting'
And I assure you on my honour that Andrei wasn't enraged: he'd got far too many other things on his plate to go round exacting retribution.To His Just Desserts
But Fairlie had waited a long time to put his name above a door and had exacting demands.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
But a rape charge is also a potent weapon for exacting revenge.India Today (2002)
But by then the exacting standards he set had become part of the United States Coast Survey.MEASURING AMERICA (2002)
However, some builders that he had hired failed to live up to his exacting standards.Independent (1999)
Nothing too exacting , though you're a bright enough kid, I'll give you that.The Ambassador's Women
Professional sports are a business and the atmosphere reflected that, clinical, tough and exacting.Irish Times (2002)
They're all around us, exacting penance in one way or another.The Sound of Murder
Yes, the work can be tricky; folding those little cardboard holders for the pizza slices can be exacting.Misc (1999)
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