demanding

de-mand-ing · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Requiring much skill, effort, or attention.

  2. 2.

    Making many requests or requiring a lot of attention from others.

  3. 3.

    Present participle of "demand."

Related words

Antonyms: easy, effortless, simple, undemanding
See also: challenging, demand, demands, difficult
Synonyms: challenging, difficult, exacting, taxing, tough

Etymology

Present participle of demand, used as an adjective. From Old French demander, from Latin demandare meaning "to entrust."