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intensive

/ɪn'tɛnsɪv/

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noun
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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intensifier

type of:
qualifier modifier
adjective
characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
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"the questioning was intensive" "intensive care" "research-intensive" "a labor-intensive industry"

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intense
of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
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"intensive agriculture" "intensive conditions"
Opposite:

extensive
tending to give force or emphasis
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"an intensive adverb"

Examples of intensive

"the questioning was intensive"
"intensive care"
"research-intensive"
"a labor-intensive industry"
"intensive agriculture"
"intensive conditions"
"an intensive adverb"