intensifier 1

noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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Definition

a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

  • 1.`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
  • 2.`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
  • a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

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