work-intensive

English

Etymology

From work +‎ intensive.

Adjective

work-intensive (comparative more work-intensive, superlative most work-intensive)

1. Focusing on, requiring, or exacting a great deal of work or effort; worksome; labour-intensive.
   • 1991, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, The Hero's Farewell:

     Highly work-intensive people seek to have a profound influence in shaping their society.

   • 2004, José Canals-Cerdá, Cristóbal Ridao-Cano, The Dynamics of School and Work in Rural Bangladesh:

     We now focus our discussion on the DTU for the group of children who select into the less work-intensive sequence being compared.

Synonyms

• labor-intensive

Antonyms

• capital-intensive

Translations

labor-intensive — see labor-intensive