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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