Intense

adjective

/ɪnˈtɛns/

Word Frequency: 20.8

Definitions

1.adjectiveStrained; tightly drawn.

2.adjectiveStrict, very close or earnest.

"intense study; intense thought"

3.adjectiveExtreme in degree; excessive.

4.adjectiveExtreme in size or strength.

5.adjectiveStressful and tiring.

6.adjectiveVery severe.

7.adjectiveVery emotional or passionate.

"The artist was a small, intense man with piercing blue eyes."

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