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Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort
“Writing a weekly column for the paper can be an arduous and demanding task at times.”
(of a person) Making others work hard or meet high standards
“It's tough working for a boss as demanding as you are.”
Fussy in one's choices
“Being a vegan, he is certainly very demanding about what he will or won't consume.”
Diligent in performing a process or procedure
Unpleasantly domineering or imperious in nature or character
Making strict requirements
Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity
Making or characterized by a noisy outcry
Incapable of being satisfied or appeased
Pertaining to the manner expected of a diva
Not feeling or showing gratitude
Characteristic of a brat or spoiled child
Past the level of being elementary
Behaving, spoken or done in a determined and forceful way
The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation
A request or solicitation, typically made in earnest
A constant and insistent demanding
Present participle for to insist on having something
“I am going back to the shop to demand a refund on this piece of junk.”
Present participle for to require as a necessity
“This sport will demand a high level of fitness and strength.”
Present participle for to ask authoritatively or brusquely
“My mother would demand that I do the dishes before going to bed.”
Present participle for to make a condition of
“I must demand your complete discretion on this sensitive matter.”
Present participle for to ask a question, usually aggressively
“Agent Alonzo Mosely was getting impatient. "Where are they?" he would demand.”
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