challenging

4 definitions found

challenging - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Challenge \Chal"lenge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Challenged; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Challenging.] [OE. chalengen to accuse, claim, OF.
     chalengier, chalongier, to claim, accuse, dispute, fr. L.
     calumniar to attack with false accusations. See Challenge,
     n., and cf. Calumniate.]
     1. To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to
        defy.
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              I challenge any man to make any pretense to power by
              right of fatherhood.                  --Locke.
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     2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by
        personal combat.
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              By this I challenge him to single fight. --Shak.
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     3. To claim as due; to demand as a right.
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              Challenge better terms.               --Addison.
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     4. To censure; to blame. [Obs.]
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              He complained of the emperors . . . and challenged
              them for that he had no greater revenues . . . from
              them.                                 --Holland.
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     5. (Mil.) To question or demand the countersign from (one who
        attempts to pass the lines); as, the sentinel challenged
        us, with "Who comes there?"
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     6. To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the
        accuracy of a statement or of a quotation.
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     7. (Law) To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or
        member of a court.
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     8. To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the
        ground that the person in not qualified as a voter. [U.
        S.]
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     To challenge to the array, favor, polls. See under
        Challenge, n.
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  challenging \challenging\ adj.
     1. requiring full use of one's abilities or resources; as,
        challenging task.
  
     Syn: ambitious, demanding.
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     2. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established
        authority.
  
     Syn: insubordinate, resistant, resistive.
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challenging - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  challenging
      adj 1: requiring full use of your abilities or resources;
             "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging
             task without a mistake" [syn: ambitious, challenging]
      2: stimulating interest or thought; "a challenging hypothesis";
         "a thought-provoking book" [syn: challenging, thought-   provoking
         ]
      3: disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile" [syn:
         challenging, intriguing]

challenging - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "challenging":
     alluring, arrogant, audacious, bold, brash, brassy, brazen,
     bumptious, cheeky, cocky, contemptuous, daring, defiant, defying,
     derisive, disdainful, disregardful, encouraging, energizing,
     exciting, galvanic, galvanizing, greatly daring, impertinent,
     impudent, insolent, inviting, pert, piquant, prompting,
     provocative, provoking, regardless of consequences, rousing, saucy,
     stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring