Adjective: intensive in'tensiv- Characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
"the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labour-intensive industry" - Tending to give force or emphasis
"an intensive adverb" - Of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labour
"intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions"
Noun: intensive in'tensiv- A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
- intensifier
Derived forms: intensives See also: intense, intensiveness Type of: modifier, qualifier Antonym: extensive Encyclopedia: Intensive |