Intensifier
Intensifier
An intensifier heightens or lowers the intensity of meaning of an item.
(English)
In traditional English grammar, intensifiers are considered adverbs.
Here are some examples of intensifiers:
- very good
- hardly to the point
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Source: Crystal 1980
Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.
Related terms
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/intensifier
