Definition of intensive

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • intensive is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • intensive is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • intensive is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of intensive


  • a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. intensifier
  • characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the questioning was intensive
    2. intensive care
    3. research-intensive
    4. a labor-intensive industry
  • of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor ()

    Examples

    1. intensive agriculture
    2. intensive conditions
  • tending to give force or emphasis ()

    Examples

    1. an intensive adverb

See definition of intensive in Merriam Webster