intensive
/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/ adjective B1- Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.
- Being made more intense.
- Of agriculture: increasing the productivity of an area of land.
- Of a word: serving to give emphasis or force. · an intensive verb or preposition
- Involving much activity in a short period of time; highly concentrated. · I took a three-day intensive course in finance.
- Of or pertaining to innate or internal intensity or strength rather than outward extent.
- Chiefly suffixed to a noun: using something with intensity; requiring a great amount of something; demanding. · This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.
- Chiefly in intensive care: of care or treatment: involving a great degree of life support, monitoring, and other forms of effort in order to manage life-threatening conditions. · She was moved to the intensive-care unit of the hospital.
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Intensive roofs, by contrast, have deeper soil and can support shrubs, vegetable beds and even small trees, though they demand far more upkeep and a building sturdy enough to bear their weight.
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