intensive
adjective
1. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
- the questioning was intensive
- intensive care
- research-intensive
Similar word(s): intense
2. tending to give force or emphasis
- an intensive adverb
3. of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
- intensive agriculture
- intensive conditions
Sentences with intensive as an adjective:
- She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.
- This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.
- I took a three-day intensive course in finance.
- an intensive verb or preposition
noun
1. 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
Similar word(s): intensifier
Definition categories: communication, modifier, qualifier