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Meaning of 'intensive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Intensive [ a.]
- Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.
- Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense.
- Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition.
2 . Intensive [ n.]
- That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.

Meaning of 'intensive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . intensive [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Example in sentence:
  • `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier;
  • `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
2 . intensive [ a]
Meaning (2):
- tending to give force or emphasis
Example in sentence:
  • an intensive adverb
Meaning (3):
- of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
Example in sentence:
  • intensive agriculture;
  • intensive conditions
4 . intensive [ s]
Meaning (4):
- characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
Example in sentence:
  • a labor-intensive industry;
  • intensive care;
  • research-intensive;
  • the questioning was intensive

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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