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    intensive

    intensive - Dictionary definition and meaning for word intensive

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