intensive
adjective
[ ɪnˈtɛnsɪv ]
• concentrated on a single subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous.
• "she undertook an intensive Arabic course"
Similar:
thorough,
in-depth,
concentrated,
rigorous,
exhaustive,
all-out,
concerted,
thoroughgoing,
all-embracing,
all-encompassing,
all-inclusive,
comprehensive,
complete,
full,
total,
all-absorbing,
serious,
vigorous,
strenuous,
detailed,
minute,
close,
meticulous,
scrupulous,
assiduous,
conscientious,
painstaking,
methodical,
careful,
sedulous,
elaborate,
extensive,
widespread,
sweeping,
searching,
high-pressure,
determined,
resolute,
persistent,
insistent,
• (of an adjective, adverb, or particle) giving force or emphasis.
• denoting a property which is measured in terms of intensity (e.g. concentration) rather than of extent (e.g. volume), and so is not simply increased by addition of one thing to another.
intensive
noun
• an intensive adjective, adverb, or particle; an intensifier.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘vehement, intense’): from French intensif, -ive or medieval Latin intensivus, from intendere (see intend).