| demanding | | |
| adj. | 1. demanding | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill.; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" |
| ~ exigent, exacting | requiring precise accuracy.; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" |
| ~ hard-to-please, hard to please | (of persons).; "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster"; "was very hard to please" |
| ~ needy | demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree. |
| ~ stringent, rigorous, tight | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" |
| ~ exacting, stern, strict | severe and unremitting in making demands.; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" |
| ~ difficult, hard | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
| inquire | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. ask, enquire, inquire | inquire about.; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ ask | direct or put; seek an answer to.; "ask a question" |
| ~ pry | be nosey.; "Don't pry into my personal matters!" |
| ~ confer with, consult | get or ask advice from.; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision" |
| ~ ask | address a question to and expect an answer from.; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. enquire, inquire, wonder | have a wish or desire to know something.; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" |
| ~ query, question | pose a question. |
| ~ request | inquire for (information).; "I requested information from the secretary" |
| v. (communication) | 3. enquire, inquire, investigate | conduct an inquiry or investigation of.; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" |
| ~ spy | secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage.; "spy for the Russians" |
| ~ probe, examine | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
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