| exacerbating | (adjective) making worse | Synonyms: aggravating, exasperating |
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| exact | (adjective) marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact | - |
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| (adjective) (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | Synonyms: accurate, precise |
| (adjective) lacking compromising or mitigating elements | Synonyms: direct |
| exacting | (adjective) having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures | Synonyms: fastidious |
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| (adjective) requiring precise accuracy | Synonyms: exigent |
| (adjective) severe and unremitting in making demands | Synonyms: stern, strict |