definition of the word intensive

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Existing since Middle English, borrowed via French from Mediaeval Latin intensivus, from intendere.

• (RP) IPA: /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/

intensive (comparative more intensive, superlative most intensive)

1. Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.

   She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.

2. Demanding, requiring a great amount.

   This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.

3. Highly concentrated.

   I took a 3-day intensive course in finance.

• intense

• extensive

intensive (plural intensives)

1. (linguistics) Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.

intensive pl.

1. Feminine form of intensivo.

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