Exactingness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exacting \Ex*act"ing\, a.
     Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or
     requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh;
     severe. "A temper so exacting." --T. Arnold --
     {Ex*act"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*act"ing*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]