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intensive noun
Meaning : A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies.
Example :
`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier.
`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier.
Synonyms : intensifier
intensive adjective
Meaning : Characterized by a high degree or intensity. Often used as a combining form.
Example :
The questioning was intensive.
Intensive care.
Research-intensive.
A labor-intensive industry.
Meaning : Tending to give force or emphasis.
Example :
An intensive adverb.
Meaning : Of agriculture. Intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor.
Example :
Intensive agriculture.
Intensive conditions.
Of agriculture. Increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor.
Producing wheat under extensive conditions.Agriculture of the extensive type.
extensive
