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Word: Intensive
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (in the sense ‘vehement, intense’): from French intensif, -ive or medieval Latin intensivus, from intendere (see intend)
ɪnˈtɛnsɪv
concentrated on a single subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous
Short Definition:very thorough or vigorous
Examples:- she undertook an intensive Arabic course
- eight days of intensive arms talks
(of an adjective, adverb, or particle) giving force or emphasis.
Short Definition: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.
Short Definition:denoting property measured in terms of intensity
Word: Intensive
Speech Type: Noun
ɪnˈtɛnsɪv
an intensive adjective, adverb, or particle; an intensifier.
Short Definition:intensifier
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