Glossary term I

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
  1. Crystal 1980, 188
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