exactive

English

Adjective

exactive (comparative more exactive, superlative most exactive)

1. exacting
   • 1886, William M'Dowall, Chronicles of Lincluden as an Abbey and as a College, page 70:

     The duties laid upon the Provost were not of an exactive nature. His office was one of dignity, with good pay, rather than of hard work.

Derived terms

• exactiveness