The difference between Exacting and Niggly
When used as adjectives, exacting means making excessive demands, whereas niggly means bad-tempered, especially about trivial details.
check bellow for the other definitions of Exacting and Niggly
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Exacting as an adjective:
Making excessive demands; difficult to satisfy.
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Exacting as an adjective (of an action, task, etc):
Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
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Exacting as an adjective (of a person or organization):
Characterized by exaction.
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Exacting as a verb:
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Niggly as an adjective:
bad-tempered, especially about trivial details.
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Niggly as an adjective:
trivial, insignificant
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Niggly as an adjective:
pernickety, paying too much attention to small details.