intense -
adj. (
intenser,
intensest)
1 (of a quality etc.) existing in a high degree; violent;
forceful (
intense cold).
2 (of a person) feeling, or apt to feel, strong emotion (very
intense about her music).
3 (of a feeling or action etc.) extreme (
intense joy;
intense thought).
intensely adv. intenseness n. [ME f. OF intens or L intensus (as INTEND)]
