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Non challenging
chal·leng·ing
/
ˈtʃæl
ɪn
dʒɪŋ
/
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[
chal
-in-jing
]
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adjective
1.
offering a
challenge
; testing one's ability, endurance, etc:
a challenging course; a challenging game.
2.
stimulating, interesting, and thought-provoking:
a challenging suggestion.
3.
provocative; intriguing:
a challenging smile.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English,
as gerund;
1835–45
for def 1;
see
challenge
,
-ing
2
Related forms
chal·leng·ing·ly,
adverb
non·chal·leng·ing,
adjective
un·chal·leng·ing,
adjective
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challenging
(ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ)
—
adj
demanding or stimulating:
a challenging new job
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
challenge
1292, from O.Fr. chalenge "accusation, claim, dispute," from L. calumnia "trickery" (see
calumny
). Accusatory connotations died out 17c. Meaning "a calling to fight" is from 1530. Challenged as a euphemism for "disabled" dates from 1985.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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