Intense in force or degree; strong, deep, profound.

Grave, severe, deep, profound, intense.

Great, or greater than normal, in amount, level, size, or intensity; extreme; strong, forcible, violent.

Of high degree or intensity; great, profound; (of sin) heinous.

Great in number, numerous. Obsolete.

Of considerable size or extent; great, big. Of an action, process, or movement: of great intensity or degree; powerful; strong, forceful.

Of a quality or condition: Raised to or existing in a strained or very high degree; very strong or acute; violent, vehement, extreme, excessive; of…

Chiefly Law (originally and chiefly Scots Law). Of a suspicion or presumption: strong enough to warrant (legal) action or to be considered as…

Of a state, quality, or emotion: having great depth or intensity; intense, extreme, thorough.

Originally Scottish. Of suspicion, presumption, or likelihood: very strong. Cf. violent, adj. 11. Chiefly archaic and historical in later use.

Of very high degree or force, vehement: = intense, adj. 1. Obsolete.

Raised in amount or intensity; increased.

As an intensive: Very great, severe, strong, intense, etc.

transferred. Of things: Strong, powerful, violent.

Thoroughly, highly, or far advanced (in various senses).

Of conditions, states, or qualities: Intense, profound, very great in measure or degree. Of actions: Powerfully affecting, mighty, influential.

figurative. gen.

figurative. In hyperbolical use: of great depth; profound, extreme.

= intensative, adj. n., intensive, adj. n.

Used trivially. with horror or the like (originally U.S.), expressing intensity.

High in amount, strength, or degree of intensity; of a level above that which is standard or average.

colloquial (originally U.S.). Frequently as an intensifier: bad, serious; big, great; superlative, absolute. Cf. awful, adj. 1b, terrible, adj. 2a.