demanding

[dih-man-ding, -mahn-] Example Sentences

de·mand·ing

[dih-man-ding, -mahn-]
adjective
1.
requiring or claiming more than is generally felt by others to be due: a demanding teacher.
2.
calling for intensive effort or attention; taxing: a demanding job.

Origin:
1520–30; demand + -ing2

de·mand·ing·ly, adverb
non·de·mand·ing, adjective
o·ver·de·mand·ing, adjective
o·ver·de·mand·ing·ly, adverb
qua·si-de·mand·ing, adjective
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qua·si-de·mand·ing·ly, adverb
un·de·mand·ing, adjective
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Demanding is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example Sentences
  • Younger alums are demanding sustainability and a service element.
  • These shoes met that demanding standard on the wettest of fall days.
  • They have been demanding the labeling of biotech foods.
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de·mand

[dih-mand, -mahnd]
verb (used with object)
1.
to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
2.
to ask for peremptorily or urgently: He demanded sanctuary. She demanded that we let her in.
3.
to call for or require as just, proper, or necessary: This task demands patience. justice demands objectivity.
4.
Law.
a.
to lay formal legal claim to.
b.
to summon, as to court.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make a demand; inquire; ask.
noun
6.
the act of demanding.
7.
something that is demanded.
8.
an urgent or pressing requirement: demands upon one's time.
9.
Economics.
a.
the desire to purchase, coupled with the power to do so.
b.
the quantity of goods that buyers will take at a particular price.
10.
a requisition; a legal claim: The demands of the client could not be met.
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11.
the state of being wanted or sought for purchase or use: an article in great demand.
12.
Archaic. inquiry; question.
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13.
on demand, upon presentation or request for payment: The fee is payable on demand.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English demaunden < Anglo-French demaunder < Medieval Latin dēmandāre to demand, L to entrust, equivalent to dē- de- + mandāre to commission, order; see mandate

de·mand·a·ble, adjective
de·mand·er, noun
coun·ter·de·mand, noun
o·ver·de·mand, verb, noun
pre·de·mand, verb (used with object)
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su·per·de·mand, noun
un·de·mand·ed, adjective
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3. exact. Demand, claim, require imply making an authoritative request. To demand is to ask in a bold, authoritative way: to demand an explanation. To claim is to assert a right to something: He claimed it as his due. To require is to ask for something as being necessary; to compel: The Army requires absolute obedience of its soldiers.

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demanding (dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ)
 
adj
requiring great patience, skill, etc: a demanding job
 
de'mandingly
 
adv

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