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high-maintenance, a.
Brit. |ˌhʌɪˈmeɪnt(ɪ)nəns|, |ˌhʌɪˈmeɪntnˌəns|, U.S. |ˌhaɪˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns|, |ˌhaɪˈmeɪntnˌəns|
[‹ high adj. + maintenance n. Compare earlier low-maintenance adj.]
That requires a high level of maintenance or effort; spec. (of a person) requiring a great deal of attention; very demanding or fussy. Cf. low-maintenance adj.
1977Economist 10 Dec. 71/1 The considerable extra cost of building and equipping a plant in a high-construction-cost, high wage, high maintenance region like Arabia. 1985J. Epstein in Amer. Scholar Spring 155/2 None is what I think of as a high-maintenance friend—someone, that is, who requires regular ministering to in the form of visits, daily telephone calls, or lengthy letters. 1991Sassy Aug. 77/1 Long-distance relationships..are very high-maintenance. 1994M. Williamson Illuminata ii. v. 146, I like her, but she's too high maintenance. 2004Liverpool Daily Echo (Nexis) 2 Oct. 3 My character is very high maintenance. She's a real diva and always looks immaculate. |