intense

Universal Words adjective 1 very great; very strong; extreme: intense heat / cold / pain * The President is under intense pressure to resign. * the intense blue of her eyes * intense interest / pleasure / desire / anger 2 serious and often involving a lot of action in a short period of time: intense competition / activity / speculation 3 (of a person) having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or thoughts about sb/sth: an intense gaze / look * He's very intense about everything. compareINTENSIVE intensely adverb: She disliked him intensely.