INTENSIFIER

intensifier, intensive

(noun) a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; “‘up’ in ‘finished up’ is an intensifier”; “‘honestly’ in ‘I honestly don’t know’ is an intensifier”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

intensifier (plural intensifiers)

That which intensifies.

(linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.

Synonym: expletive

Antonym: downtoner

(photography) A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.

Source: Wiktionary


In*ten"si*fi`er, n.

Definition: One who or that which intensifies or strengthens; in photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a picture.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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