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Exacting vs Baffling - What's the difference?

exacting | baffling | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between exacting and baffling

is that exacting is making excessive demands; hard to satisfy while baffling is puzzling and frustrating.

As verbs the difference between exacting and baffling

is that exacting is present participle of lang=en while baffling is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun baffling is

an act of foiling or thwarting.

exacting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Making excessive demands; hard to satisfy.
  • Requiring precise accuracy

    • Synonyms

    * (excess attention to detail) See also * (careful attention to detail) See also

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * exactingly * exactingness

    baffling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • puzzling and frustrating

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of foiling or thwarting.
  • * 1831 , The Quarterly Review (London)