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What does high-maintenance mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word high-maintenance? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Of a system: requiring a high degree of maintenance to ensure proper functioning, and without which it is likely to break down.
  2. (pejorative) requiring a lot of attention or reassurance; emotionally needy
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I believe that we women primary care docs attract a higher percentage of emotionally high-maintenance patients than do our male colleagues.
Valerie is the single mother of two wonderful yet high-maintenance kids, a 9 yr. old girl and a 14 yr. old boy.
Lifestyle just too hectic for a high-maintenance hairstyle that demands a post-workout shampoo?
Lets be real about it, there is a difference between being high-maintenance, and being a diva.
Colour-treated hair is a high-maintenance choice, so make sure that you visit your salon regularly to keep your roots in check.
So, now I've written a book about the decline of my neighbourhood and the lives of its new, high-maintenance residents.

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