exacting

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. having complicated nutritional requirements;
especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- fastidious microorganisms
- certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
• Syn:
fastidious
• Ant:
unfastidious (for: fastidious)
• Topics:
microbiology
2. severe and unremitting in making demands
- an exacting instructor
- a stern disciplinarian
- strict standards
• Syn:
stern, strict
• Similar to:
demanding
• Derivationally related forms:
strictness (for: strict), sternness (for: stern)
3. requiring precise accuracy
- an exacting job
- became more exigent over his pronunciation
• Syn:
exigent
• Similar to:
demanding

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  exigent, stern, strict, fastidious