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| 1. | [ adjective ] characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form | |
| Examples: | "the questioning was intensive" "intensive care" "research-intensive" "a labor-intensive industry" |
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| Related terms: | intense | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] tending to give force or emphasis | |
| Examples: | "an intensive adverb" |
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| Related terms: | intensifier | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor | |
| Examples: | "intensive agriculture" "intensive conditions" |
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| Related terms: | extensive | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies | |
| Synonyms: | intensifier | |
| Examples: | "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier" "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
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| Related terms: | modifier so just most such literally how ever in_truth honestly well positively mighty wonderfully downright all-fired living goddam every_last precious infernally madly intensify | |
| Similar spelling: |
intensively intense intensifier intensified inattentive intensity intension intensify intensely intensional intended intensifying intention intent_on indemnity indemnify intent intend intentness in_time |
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