exacting
/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/ adjective C1- Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
- Of an action, task, etc., requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
- Of a person or organization, characterized by exaction.
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“And you are far too exacting.
“Well, you are indeed exacting, my dear fellow!”
I am your only daughter, and you are not so exacting as the fathers of the Porte Saint-Martin and Gaîté, who disinherit their daughters for not giving them grandchildren.
The book meticulously chronicles his exacting training while simultaneously lamenting the inevitable obsolescence of his beloved profession.
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