intensive

  1. Adjective.  Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.
  2. Adjective.  Demanding, requiring a great amount.
  3. Adjective.  Highly concentrated.
  4. Noun.  (linguistics) Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.

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