Meaning

• Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.

Meaning

• Thorough; to a great degree; with intensity.

• Demanding; requiring a great amount of work etc.

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

• Highly concentrated.

  "I took a three-day intensive course in finance."

• Stretched; allowing intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.

• Characterized by persistence; intent; assiduous.

• (grammar) Serving to give force or emphasis.

  "an intensive verb or preposition"

• Related to the need to manage life-threatening conditions by means of sophisticated life support and monitoring.

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