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Definitions of keen
To sharpen ; to make cold . Webster Dictionary DB
To wail as a keener does . Webster Dictionary DB
Sharp ; having a fine edge or point ; as , a keen razor , or a razor with a keen edge . Webster Dictionary DB
Acute of mind ; sharp ; penetrating ; having or expressing mental acuteness ; as , a man of keen understanding ; a keen look ; keen features. Webster Dictionary DB
Bitter ; piercing ; acrimonious ; cutting ; stinging ; severe ; as , keen satire or sarcasm . Webster Dictionary DB
Eager ; vehement ; fierce ; as , a keen appetite . Webster Dictionary DB
Piercing ; penetrating ; cutting ; sharp ; - applied to cold , wind , etc, ; as , a keen wind ; the cold is very keen. Webster Dictionary DB
(Irish ) a funeral lament sung with loud wailing Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
A prolonged wail for a deceased person . Cf. Coranach . Webster Dictionary DB
Keenness . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation ; "an incisive mind "; "a keen intelligence "; "of sharp and active intellect " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
having a sharp cutting edge or point ; "a keen blade " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
a funeral lament sung with loud wailing Wordnet Dictionary DB
express grief verbally ; "we lamented the death of the child " Wordnet Dictionary DB
Sharp ; eager ; as keen interest ; piercing ; bitter ; as , keen wind ; acute . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
Eager : sharp , having a fine edge : piercing : acute of mind : penetrating . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
Eager ; piercing ; sharp . The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
Very sharp and cutting ; acute ; shrewd . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Eager ; sharp ; having a very fine edge ; piercing ; severe ; bitter ; acute of mind . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
Eager ; sharp ; fine -edged ; piercing ; bitter ; acute . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Usage examples for keen
She
gave
me
a
keen
glance .
– The Other Side of the Door by Lucia Chamberlain
Throckmorton's
keen
pleasure
showed
in
his
dark
eyes .
– Throckmorton by Molly Elliot Seawell
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