work-intensive

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work-intensive

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From work + intensive.

adjective more work-intensive · most work-intensive

Focusing on, requiring, or exacting a great deal of work or effort; worksome; labour-intensive. Highly work-intensive people seek to have a profound influence in shaping their society.
Similar: labor-intensive

Opposite: capital-intensive

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Opposite: capital-intensive

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@misc{work_intensive_2026,
  title = {work-intensive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/work-intensive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}