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challenging

[chal-in-jing]

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.



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/ ˈʃæɪԻɪŋ /

adjective

  1. demanding or stimulating

    a challenging new job

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • challengingly adverb
  • nonchallenging adjective
  • unchallenging adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of challenging1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, as a gerund; 1835–45 for sense of "testing one's ability"; challenge ( def. ), -ing 2 ( def. )
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"You kind of have to build your own. That is extremely challenging as vendors and suppliers sometimes come in and out."

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Attracting the biggest players is an ongoing challenging.

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Officials have talked about how the process of identifying bodies has been extremely challenging - and is being carried out in small batches - as most of the remains have been charred beyond recognition.

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He has now completed the famously challenging route 97 times and he plans to reach the milestone of 100 by the time he turns 70 in November.

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GEL said direct comparisons between the UK and Guernsey were "challenging due to the different tariff structures and pricing models" as well as "the relative economies of scale".

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