high-maintenance
Requiring a high degree of maintenance to ensure proper functioning, and without which…Requiring a high degree of maintenance to ensure proper functioning, and without which it is likely to break down.
Meaning
2 sensesRequiring a high degree of maintenance to ensure proper functioning, and without which it is likely to break down.
тре́бующий постоя́нного ухо́даtrébujuščij postojánnovo uxóda
(derogatory, figuratively)Requiring a lot of attention or reassurance; emotionally needy
He has this incredibly high-maintenance girlfriend; if he doesn't tell her that he loves her every five minutes, she tends to break down into hysterical depressive weepy fits.
Translations
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Origin
According to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the figurative sensAccording to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the figurative sense was popularized by the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally....
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Forms
more high-maintenance, most high-maintenance| Comparative | more high-maintenance Lesson |
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| Superlative | most high-maintenance Lesson |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form