adj.

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

demandingly de·mand'ing·ly adv.

adjective

1. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength: arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty. See heavy/light.
2. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others: exacting, hard, harsh, rigid, severe, stern, strict, tough, unyielding. See easy/hard.

adj

Definition: challenging, urgent
Antonyms: easy, facile, trivial, unchallenging, undemanding

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
  Antonym: undemanding (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - krævende

Nederlands (Dutch)
veeleisend

Français (French)
adj. - exigeant, difficile, astreignant, qui demande beaucoup

Deutsch (German)
adj. - anspruchsvoll, anstrengend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απαιτητικός, διεκδικητικός

Italiano (Italian)
esigente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - exigente

Русский (Russian)
требовательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - exigente, absorbente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - krävande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
要求多的, 吃力的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 要求多的, 吃力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바램이 지나친, 많은 노력을 필요로 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 要求のきびしい, 大変な労力を要する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كثير المطالب, متطلب وقتا وجهدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דורש תשומת-לב‬

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