intensive

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I - noun

a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
- 'up' in 'finished up' is an intensifier
- 'honestly' in 'I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
• Syn:
intensifier
• Derivationally related forms:
intensify (for: intensifier)
• Members of this Usage Domain:
living, every last, well, bloody, damn,
all-fired, mighty, mightily, powerful, right, in truth,
really, truly, madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly,
devilishly, downright, literally, most, infernally, hellishly,
so, such, positively, wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously,
superbly, toppingly, marvellously, terrifically, marvelously, ever,
ever so, just, simply, honestly, candidly, frankly,
goddam, goddamn, goddamned, precious, preciously
• Hypernyms:
modifier, qualifier

II - adjective

1. characterized by a high degree or intensity;
often used as a combining form (Freq. 1)
- the questioning was intensive
- intensive care
- research-intensive
- a labor-intensive industry
• Similar to:
intense
• Derivationally related forms:
intensiveness
2. tending to give force or emphasis
- an intensive adverb
• Pertains to noun:
intensifier
3. of agriculture;
intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
- intensive agriculture
- intensive conditions
• Ant:
extensive
• Derivationally related forms:
intensiveness