aufwendiger

Aufwendig is a German adjective that denotes something requiring substantial effort, time, or resources. It describes tasks, productions, designs, or processes that are more complex or extensive than usual. The comparative form is aufwendiger, and the superlative form is am aufwendigsten.

Usage: The term appears in business, media, design, engineering, and administration. Common collocations include aufwendige Recherchen, eine aufwendige Produktion, and ein aufwendiges Layout. In many contexts it signals a higher level of complexity or resource use than a standard alternative. Similar expressions are zeitaufwendig (time-consuming) and kostenintensiv (cost-intensive); the choice depends on whether the emphasis is on time, money, or overall complexity.

Origin: Aufwendig is a compound of auf- andwendig; the term is attested since the 19th century and remains common in contemporary German.