Main entry: fastidious, exacting
Definition: having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
Usage: fastidious microorganisms; certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
Antonyms: unfastidious
Definition: not exacting in nutritional requirements
Main entry: exacting, exigent
Definition: requiring precise accuracy
Usage: an exacting job; became more exigent over his pronunciation
Antonyms: undemanding
Definition: requiring little if any patience or effort or skill
Main entry: stern, strict, exacting
Definition: severe and unremitting in making demands
Usage: an exacting instructor; a stern disciplinarian; strict standards
Antonyms: undemanding
Definition: requiring little if any patience or effort or skill