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demanding

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English

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Etymology

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From demand +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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demanding (comparative more demanding, superlative most demanding)

  1. Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
    Synonyms: challenging, exigent, taxing
    This bike is built to withstand even the most demanding terrain.
  2. Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
    Synonyms: exacting; see also Thesaurus:bossy
    Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:fastidious
    Our wines will satisfy even the most demanding of connoisseurs.

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Verb

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demanding

  1. present participle and gerund of demand

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