Intensive
WordNet
adjective
(1) Characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
"The questioning was intensive"
"Intensive care"
"Research-intensive"
"A labor-intensive industry"
(2) Of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
"Intensive agriculture"
"Intensive conditions"
(3) Tending to give force or emphasis
"An intensive adverb"
noun
(4) A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
"`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"
"`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Existing since , borrowed via from intensivus, from intendere.
Adjective
- Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.
- She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.
- Demanding, requiring a great amount.
- This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.
- Highly concentrated.
- I took a 3-day intensive course in finance.
Noun
- Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.
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