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What does high-maintenance mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word high-maintenance? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Of a system: requiring a high degree of maintenance to ensure proper functioning, and without which it is likely to break down.
  2. (pejorative) requiring a lot of attention or reassurance; emotionally needy
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I'm not a high-maintenance kinda girl, so it's usually the little things that really make my day.
Lifestyle just too hectic for a high-maintenance hairstyle that demands a post-workout shampoo?
So, now I've written a book about the decline of my neighbourhood and the lives of its new, high-maintenance residents.
He has a gorgeous, yet high-maintenance, girlfriend, ambition, and loads of cash.
Lets be real about it, there is a difference between being high-maintenance, and being a diva.
Hanging baskets are a high-maintenance form of gardening, but with regular care can look beautiful all year round.

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