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exacting

English

Etymology

exact +? -ing

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???zækt??/
  • Rhymes: -ækt??
  • Hyphenation: ex?act?ing

Adjective

exacting (comparative more exacting, superlative most exacting)

  1. Making excessive demands; difficult to satisfy.
  2. (of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
  3. (of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.

Synonyms

  • (difficult to satisfy): demanding
  • (requiring precise accuracy, effort, care, or attention): demanding, niggly, pernickety
  • (characterized by exaction): acquisitive, extortionate, grasping, money-grubbing, rapacious

Translations

Verb

exacting

  1. Present participle and gerund of exact.

Derived terms

  • exactingly
  • exactingness

See also

  • Thesaurus:fastidious
  • Thesaurus:meticulous

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confusing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k?n?fju?z??/

Adjective

confusing (comparative more confusing, superlative most confusing)

  1. difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
    Several sections in that book are really confusing.

Synonyms

  • muddlesome
  • mistakable
  • misleading

Related terms

  • confuse
  • confused
  • confusion

Translations

Verb

confusing

  1. present participle of confuse

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