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The definition of demanding is requires a lot of effort, skill or attention.

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Working all day in a coal mine in the heat and doing hard physical labor is an example of a job that would be described as demanding.
A person who is really bossy and who always wants every single thing his way is an example of someone who would be described as demanding.

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See demanding in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

making difficult or irksome demands on one's resources, patience, energy, etc.

Related Forms:

demandingly adverb

See demanding in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Requiring much effort or attention: exhausted by a demanding job. See Synonyms at burdensome.

Related Forms:

de·mandˈing·ly adverb

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