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intensive
adjective
noun
Characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
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ɪnˈtɛnsɪv
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adjective
Characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
“The questioning was intensive”
adjective
Of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
“Intensive agriculture”
adjective
Tending to give force or emphasis
“An intensive adverb”
noun
A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
“‘up’ in ‘finished up’ is an intensifier”
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The questioning was intensive
Intensive care
Research-intensive
A labor-intensive industry
Intensive agriculture
Intensive conditions
An intensive adverb
‘up’ in ‘finished up’ is an intensifier
‘honestly’ in ‘I honestly don't know’ is an intensifier
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