In*ten"sive, a. (Agric.)
Designating, or pertaining to, any system of farming or
horticulture, usually practiced on small pieces of land, in which the
soil is thoroughly worked and fertilized so as to get as much return
as possible; -- opposed to extensive.
In*ten"sive (?), a. [Cf. F.
intensif. See Intense.]
1. Stretched; admitting of intension, or
increase of degree; that can be intensified. Sir M.
Hale.
2. Characterized by persistence; intent;
unremitted; assiduous; intense. [Obs.] Sir H.
Wotton.
3. (Gram.) Serving to give force or
emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition.
In*ten"sive, n. That which
intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.
In*ten"sive, a. (Agric.)
Designating, or pertaining to, any system of farming or
horticulture, usually practiced on small pieces of land, in which the
soil is thoroughly worked and fertilized so as to get as much return
as possible; -- opposed to extensive.
