intensive definition

1. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
• examples: the questioning was intensive
• examples: intensive care
• examples: research-intensive
• examples: a labor-intensive industry
2. tending to give force or emphasis
• examples: an intensive adverb
3. of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
• examples: intensive agriculture
• examples: intensive conditions