Intensitive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Increasing the force or intensity of; intensive.

    "'un-' is a prefix to nouns, adjectives, and secondary adverbs, and is generally purely negative, though sometimes intensitive in the sense of 'bad': […]"

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"'un-' is a prefix to nouns, adjectives, and secondary adverbs, and is generally purely negative, though sometimes intensitive in the sense of 'bad': […]"

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