unexacting
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Etymology edit
Adjective edit
unexacting (comparative more unexacting, superlative most unexacting)
- (of persons, feelings, states of mind, etc.) Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy.
- 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
- 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!
- 1864, Anthony Trollope, chapter 9, in The Small House at Allington:
- But Mrs Eames was a kind, patient, unexacting woman, who took all civil words as meaning civility.
- 1919, Kathleen Norris, chapter 1, in Sisters: A Story:
- She was rarely angry; she was unexacting, good-humoured, preferring animals to people.
- 1963 January, “Beyond the Channel: France”, in Modern Railways, page 60:
- Locomotives of this type also work the fast passenger and other trains along the Riviera main line between Marseilles and Ventimiglia on somewhat unexacting schedules, which seem likely to persist until introduction of 25kV electric traction.
- Not requiring precision or substantial effort.
- 1868 February 20, “Industrial Prosperity at the South”, in New York Times, retrieved 17 Aug. 2010, page 4:
- It . . . yields a staple which requires a very simple and unexacting process to prepare it for market.
- 1962 December, “Talking of Trains: Passenger traffic declining”, in Modern Railways, page 365:
- 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; [...].
- 1964 October 5, Russell Kirk, “To the Point”, in Reading Eagle, USA, retrieved 17 Aug. 2010, page 16:
- His hours were not long, and his work was unexacting and physically light.
Synonyms edit
- (not demanding): unquestioning
- (not requiring precision): quick-and-dirty, rule-of-thumb, sloppy