ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unexacting

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Unexacting is an adjective meaning (of persons, feelings, states of mind, etc.) Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy.

Meaning

(of persons, feelings, states of mind, etc.) Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy.

More Meanings

  1. Not requiring precision or substantial effort.

Example Sentences

His hours were not long, and his work was unexacting and physically light.
She was rarely angry; she was unexacting, good-humoured, preferring animals to people.
But Mrs Eames was a kind, patient, unexacting woman, who took all civil words as meaning civility.
It . . . yields a staple which requires a very simple and unexacting process to prepare it for market.

Synonyms for unexacting

Depending on context, synonyms include unquestioning, quick-and-dirty, rule-of-thumb, sloppy, undemanding.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include undemanding, inexacting, unrequiring, inexigent, unexasperating, unasking.

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