taxing    adj

needing a lot of effort
= demanding

Serie said the taxing ordeal has taken a toll on his hard-won reputation.

A teacher's cameo at a “Princesses: Long Island” pool party was too much reality for suburban school officials — and now he’s fighting for his job.


he showed off his ripped body as an extra on the new 

ripped (rĭpt) adj. Slang
Having an extremely defined physique; toned: