Definition of intensively adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary



    BrE BrE//ɪnˈtensɪvli//
    ; NAmE NAmE//ɪnˈtensɪvli//
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  1. 1in an extremely thorough way; with a lot of care This case has been intensively studied.
  2. 2in a way that involves a lot of work or activity done in a short time She was studying intensively six days a week.
  3. 3in a way that is aimed at producing as much food as possible using as little land or as little money as possible intensively farmed land