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Intensive

ɪnˈtɛn(t)sɪv

Intensive definitions

adjective

Inflections:

intensive

concentrated on a single subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous

"she undertook an intensive Arabic course"

Synonyms:
thorough in-depth concentrated rigorous exhaustive all-out concerted thoroughgoing
- (of agriculture) aiming to achieve maximum production within a limited area, especially by using chemical and technological aids
  
  "intensive farming"
- (typically in business and economics) concentrating on or making much use of a specified thing
  
  "computer-intensive methods"
(of an adjective, adverb, or particle) giving force or emphasis
denoting a property which is measured in terms of intensity (e.g. concentration) rather than of extent (e.g. volume), and so is not simply increased by addition of one thing to another

noun

Inflections:

intensive intensives