unexacting

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Not demanding

   Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy.

   • 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!
   • But Mrs Eames was a kind, patient, unexacting woman, who took all civil words as meaning civility.
   • She was rarely angry; she was unexacting, good-humoured, preferring animals to people.
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.
   • Diesel m.u. coaching train miles worked out at 18 per train hour, doubtless because of stopping services with unexacting schedules and lengthy turn-rounds; [...].
   • His hours were not long, and his work was unexacting and physically light.

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