1. in a way that demands strict attention to detail and high standards; rigorously

Examples

• The coach trained his athletes exactingly, allowing no room for mistakes.
• She examined the contract exactingly before signing it.
• The professor graded the essays exactingly, checking every citation.
• The architect specified the materials exactingly to ensure quality.
• He followed the recipe exactingly to achieve the perfect result.
• The auditor reviewed the financial records exactingly.