Synonyms: intensifier, intensive
Definition: a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Usage: `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier; `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
Similar words: qualifier, modifier
Definition: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
Synonyms: intensive
Definition: characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
Usage: the questioning was intensive; intensive care; research-intensive; a labor-intensive industry
Similar words: intense
Definition: possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
Usage: intense heat; intense anxiety; intense desire; intense emotion; the skunk's intense acrid odor; intense pain; enemy fire was intense