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Meaning of challenging

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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