Dictionary Check: intensive
"intensive" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
adjective
characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
Example:
"the questioning was intensive"
adjective
tending to give force or emphasis
Example:
"an intensive adverb"
adjective
of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
Example:
"intensive agriculture"
noun
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Example:
"‘up’ in ‘finished up’ is an intensifier"
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