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Intensiveness :: Intensiveness (n.) The quality or state of being intensive; intensity.

Intensive :: Intensive (a.) Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified..

Eternal :: Eternal (a.) Exceedingly great or bad; -- used as a strong intensive.

To- :: To- (prep.) An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, under All, adv..

Pesky :: Pesky (a.) Pestering; vexatious; troublesome. Used also as an intensive.

For- :: For- () A prefix to verbs, having usually the force of a negative or privative. It often implies also loss, detriment, or destruction, and sometimes it is intensive, meaning utterly, quite thoroughly, as in forbathe..

Peri- :: Peri- () A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical..

Intensive :: Intensive (a.) Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition..

Intensive :: Intensive (a.) Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense.

Intensively :: Intensively (adv.) In an intensive manner; by increase of degree.

Ob- :: Ob- () A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-..

All :: All (adv.) Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct..

Intensitive :: Intensitive (a.) Increasing the force or intensity of; intensive; as, the intensitive words of a sentence..

Intensive :: Intensive (n.) That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.

Awful :: Awful (a.) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster..

Per- :: Per- () A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to entangle very much..

Ascensive :: Ascensive (a.) Augmentative; intensive.

Un- :: Un- (adv.) An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in-; non-. In- is prefixed mostly to words of Latin origin, or else to words formed by Latin suffixes; un- is of much wider application, and is attached at will to almost any adjective, or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or adverb, and is also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. Un- sometimes has merely an intensive force; as in unmerciless, unremorseles

Abominable :: Abominable (a.) Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.

Dis- :: Dis- () A prefix from the Latin, whence F. des, or sometimes de-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Di-, Dia-. Dis-denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute, disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever..

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