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Definition of high-maintenance
high-maintenance
adjective
- requiring a lot of work. Generally referring to a relationship in which the other person is needy or greedy.
He considered beautiful girls too high-maintenance.
Citation from "Acceptance", Wilfred (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: demanding.
Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Genia E. from Boston, MA, USA on Nov 11 1997.
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