demanding
Americanadjective
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requiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due.
a demanding teacher.
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calling for intensive effort or attention; taxing.
a demanding job.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- demandingly adverb
- nondemanding adjective
- overdemanding adjective
- overdemandingly adverb
- quasi-demanding adjective
- quasi-demandingly adverb
- undemanding adjective
Etymology
Origin of demanding
Example Sentences
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"You're just sort of thrown into the deep end or you start off small and then it gets sort of more and more demanding."
From BBC
The lower house National Assembly in January passed legislation demanding all social media platforms refuse new users under 15 and suspend accounts belonging to children under that age.
From Barron's
It's arguably a more comfortable slot than the demanding early mornings of the breakfast show, and her drive-time seat has recently been extended from two to three hours.
From BBC
I keep ignoring, and Jonah texts, demanding that I stop behaving like a spoiled child and have a real conversation.
From Literature
“I’m not—hold on! Wait a minute! You’re the one always demanding I put my monocle back on to hide my eyehole, so it’s rich you’re the one lecturing me on this!”
From Literature
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