Of movement, activity, or something moving or active: having considerable force. Of fire, heat, an internal process, etc.: intense, energetic…

Esp. of a natural force or process: strong, vigorous, intense; bracing, keen. Cf. sharp, adj. 4d 4j.

Firm, unyielding, strong, †rigid, stiff (as in death).

transferred. Of things, substances, or agencies that affect the senses. Of cold (†or heat): Piercing, intense. Of wind, air, etc.: Very sharp…

That pierces, penetrates, or perforates as, or in the manner of, a sharp-pointed object; sharp, cutting.

Penetrating, sharp, keen, piercing. Chiefly figurative.

Strong, powerful.

Sharp or keen in physical qualities or effects; cutting, piercing; in old Medicine and Physiology, having the quality of ‘cutting’ or loosening…

Full of, exhibiting, characterized by, vigour or active force; powerful, strong. Of natural agencies or phenomena, substances, etc. Now somewhat rare.

Possessing force. Of persons, material things, natural agencies, etc.: Strong, powerful.

Of an action, attribute, argument, etc.: strongly marked; powerful, forceful.

Having a penetrating effect, typically unpleasantly or uncomfortably so. That has a powerful or intense effect on the senses or feelings; potent…

Of an animal or person, etc.: sinewy, muscular, strong; vigorous, energetic. Obsolete.

Of inanimate things: Strong, powerful in operation; also, physically robust. Obsolete.

Resembling an arrow in action, effect, etc.; piercing, keen, penetrating.

Intensely active. Opposed to remiss. Obsolete.

Strongly operative or active.

Sinewy; also figurative, strenuous, vigorous.

Of an action, attribute, argument, etc.: powerful, forceful; (in later use) striking and significant, clear and definite. Cf. earlier emphatical, adj.…

transferred. Vigorously effective; violent.

That needles; piercing, penetrating; annoying, irritating.

Sharp, piercing, keen. Of a weapon or the like; also of pain. archaic. (After Shakespeare: see quot. 1597 at sense 2.)

attributive passing into adj. transferred. Of sight, understanding, etc.: acute, sharp, piercing.