INTENSIVE

intensive

Noun

  1. Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.

Adjective

  1. Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.
    She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.
  2. Demanding, requiring a great amount.
    This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.
  3. Highly concentrated.
    I took a three-day intensive course in finance.
  4. Stretched; allowing intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.
  5. Characterized by persistence; intent; assiduous.
  6. Serving to give force or emphasis.
    an intensive verb or preposition


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