English to English
intensive
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adjective (a)
- tending to give force or emphasis(adj.pert)Example:
An intensive adverb.
source: wordnet30 - of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor(adj.all)Example:
Intensive agriculture.
Intensive conditions.
source: wordnet30 - Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.(adjective)source: webster1913
- Designating, or pertaining to, any system of farming or horticulture, usually practiced on small pieces of land, in which the soil is thoroughly worked and fertilized so as to get as much return as possible; -- opposed to extensive.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form(adj.all)Example:
The questioning was intensive.
Intensive care.
Research-intensive.
A labor-intensive industry.
source: wordnet30