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intense adjective
/ɪnˈtent s/ adj Definition
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extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strongintense cold/heat/hatred
an intense flavour/colour
He suddenly felt an intense pain in his back.
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Intense people are very serious, and usually have strong emotions or opinionsan intense young man
intensely adverb
/ɪnˈtent .sli/ adv His strongest criticism is reserved for his father, whom he disliked intensely.
(Definition of intense adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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