D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

challenging

· IPA /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/
01 adj. requiring full use of one's abilities or resources; as, challenging task.
  1. 1.
    requiring full use of one's abilities or resources; as, challenging task.
  2. 2.
    disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority.