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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Conforming to fact: accurate, correct, exact, faithful, precise, right, true, veracious, veridical. See CORRECT, HONEST, REAL, TRUE. 2. Having no errors: accurate, correct, errorless, exact, precise, right. See CORRECT, TRUE. 3. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength: arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty. See HEAVY. 4. Not deviating from correctness, accuracy, or completeness: close, exact, faithful, full, strict. See CAREFUL. 5. Conforming completely to established rule: exact, strict, uncompromising. See USUAL.
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