Unexacting

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy. usually

    "Florence . . . had, all through, repaid the agony of slight and coldness, and dislike, with patient unexacting love, excusing him, and pleading for him, like his better angel!"

  2. 2
    Not requiring precision or substantial effort.

    "It . . . yields a staple which requires a very simple and unexacting process to prepare it for market."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not rigorous wordnet

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"Florence . . . had, all through, repaid the agony of slight and coldness, and dislike, with patient unexacting love, excusing him, and pleading for him, like his better angel!"

Etymology

From un- + exacting.

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