Definition of "high-maintenance" []

• Describes a system which requires a high degree of maintenance to ensure proper functioning and without which it is likely to break down. (adjective)
• Requiring a lot of attention or reassurance; emotionally needy (adjective)

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• "But, I gambled on high-maintenance managers like Rhee and Klein, who want to impose their high-pressure system on everyone."
• "Sweeping stereotypes are horrible -- I hate being seen as a high-maintenance gold-digger living off my ex's hard-earned money just because I'm a divorced blonde."
• "Italian greyhound: Essentially a miniature greyhound, this dog is prancing and you can just see how high-maintenance he is."