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in·ten·sive     (ĭn-těn'sĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by intensity: intensive training. See Usage Note at intense.
  2. Grammar Tending to emphasize or intensify: an intensive adverb.
  3. Possessing or requiring to a high degree. Often used in combination: research-intensive; labor-intensive.
  4. Relating to or being a method especially of land cultivation intended to increase the productivity of a fixed area by means of an increase in capital and labor.
  5. Physics Having the same value for any subdivision of a thermodynamic system: intensive pressure.

n.   Grammar
A linguistic element, such as the adverb extremely or awfully, that provides force or emphasis. Also called intensifier.

in·ten'sive·ly adv., in·ten'sive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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