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Keenly

see synonyms of keenly

Adverb

1. keenly

in a keen and discriminating manner

Example Sentences:
'he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Keenly

see synonyms of keenly
adjective
1. 
eager or enthusiastic
2. (postpositive; foll by on)
fond (of); devoted (to)
keen on a girl
keen on golf
3. 
intellectually acute
a keen wit
4. 
(of sight, smell, hearing, etc) capable of recognizing fine distinctions
5. 
having a sharp cutting edge or point
6. 
extremely cold and penetrating
a keen wind
7. 
intense or strong
a keen desire
8. mainly British
extremely low so as to be competitive
keen prices
9. slang, mainly US and Canadian
very good
verb (intransitive)
1. 
to lament the dead
noun
2. 
a dirge or lament for the dead

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Keenly

see synonyms of keenly
adjective
1. 
having a sharp edge or point; that can cut well
a keen knife, a keen edge
2. 
sharp or cutting in force; piercing
a keen appetite, a keen wind
3. 
sharp and quick in seeing, hearing, thinking, etc.; acute
keen eyes, a keen intelligence
4. 
sharp-witted; mentally acute; shrewd
5. 
eager; enthusiastic; much interested
often with about, on, etc.
6. 
strongly felt or perceived; intense; strong
keen desire, a keen scent
7.  US, Slang
good, fine, etc.
a generalized term of approval
noun
1.  Irish
a wailing for the dead; dirge
verb intransitive
2.  Irish
to lament or wail for the dead
3. 
to make a wailing, shrill, or mournful sound suggestive of a keen
verb transitive
4. 
to utter in a wailing tone

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Keenly

see synonyms of keenly
adj. keen·er, keen·est
1. Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.
2. Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity. See Synonyms at sharp.
3. Acutely sensitive: a keen ear.
4. Sharp; vivid; strong: "His entire body hungered for keen sensation, something exciting" (Richard Wright).
5. Intense or bracing: a keen wind.
6. Pungent; acrid: A keen smell of skunk was left behind.
7.
a. Ardent; enthusiastic: a keen chess player.
b. Eagerly desirous: keen on going to Europe in the spring.
8. Slang Great; splendid; fine: What a keen day!

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