ಅರ್ಥ : A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier.
`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : intensifier
ಅರ್ಥ : Characterized by a high degree or intensity. Often used as a combining form.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The questioning was intensive.
Intensive care.
Research-intensive.
A labor-intensive industry.
ಅರ್ಥ : Tending to give force or emphasis.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
An intensive adverb.
ಅರ್ಥ : Of agriculture. Intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Intensive agriculture.
Intensive conditions.
Of agriculture. Increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor.
Producing wheat under extensive conditions.