intense

/ɪnˈtɛns/ adjective B1

Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
Of a thing: possessing some characteristic to an extreme or very high or strong degree.
Of feelings, thoughts, etc.: strongly focused; ardent, deep, earnest, passionate. · intense study· intense thought
Of a person: very emotional or passionate. · The artist was a small, intense man with piercing blue eyes.
Under tension; tightly drawn; strained, stressed, tense. (figuratively)

Comparative intenser · Superlative intensest

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This he began to read with a smile of amusement upon his face which gradually faded away into an expression of intense interest and concentration.

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 51 · B2

Seldom in any human head have I seen a pair which bespoke a more intense inward life, so bright were they, so alert, so responsive to every change of thought.

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 72 · B2

She was as intense in her hatreds as in her loves.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 130 · C1

Dantès examined it with intense admiration, then looked around to see the instrument with which it had been shaped so correctly into form.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 156 · C1

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