different between exacting vs systematic

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

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) systematick

Etymology

From French systématique, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (sust?matikós), from ??????? (súst?ma) +? -???? (-ikós). Doublet of systemic.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?s?s.t??mæt.?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

systematic (comparative more systematic, superlative most systematic)

1. Carried out using a planned, ordered procedure.
2. Methodical, regular and orderly.
3. Of, or relating to taxonomic classification.
4. (proscribed) Of, relating to, or being a system. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Antonyms

• chaotic
• haphazard
• unsystematic

Derived terms

• systematically
• systematicity
• systematics

Related terms

• systemic

Translations

Adverb

systematic (comparative more systematic, superlative most systematic)

1. (colloquial) systematically