intensive

(noun, adjective)

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