Intensive - Definition

adj 1: characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used
as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive";
"intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-
intensive industry"
2: tending to give force or emphasis; "an intensive adverb"
3: of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed
area by expending more capital and labor; "intensive
agriculture"; "intensive conditions" [ant: extensive]
n 1: 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, intensive]