1 difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability:
challenging work / questions / problems * a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher
2 done in a way that invites people to disagree or argue with you, or shows that you disagree with them:
She gave him a challenging look. 'Are you really sure?' she demanded.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is challenging a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, challenging is tagged as adjective.
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