high-maintenance
adjective
high-main·te·nance
| \ ˈhī-ˈmānt-nən(t)s
, -ˈmān-tə-nən(t)s\
, -ˈmān-tə-nən(t)s\
Definition of high-maintenance
1
: requiring a large amount of care or maintenance
The high-maintenance "Dracula" orchid constantly needs high levels of humidity and cooler temperatures.— Victoria Colliver They can't even afford the high-maintenance hairdos, let alone the Adidas sweats.— Gerri Hirshey
2
of a person
: tending to cause problems or demand attention : extremely sensitive, demanding, or temperamental
Playing the victim gets you absolutely nowhere, and it only makes you seem tiring and high-maintenance to your boss. — Cosmopolitan Matthäus is the greatest German sweeper since Beckenbauer, but he's high-maintenance. At various times in his career, he has accused a ref of taking bribes, scrapped with a teammate and, three years ago, ripped his universally beloved German teammate Jürgen Klinsmann in a tell-all book.— Jeff Bradley
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