intensive meaning and definition

INTENSIVE noun

Definition of intensive (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: intensifier

INTENSIVE adjective

Definition of intensive (adjective)

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"
   • antonym: extensive