keenly

keen ¹  (kn)

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; piercing: 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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[Middle English kene, from Old English cne, brave.]

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keenly adv.

keenness n.

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keen ²  (kn)

n.

A loud, wailing lament for the dead.

intr.v. keened, keen·ing, keens

To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead. See Synonyms at cry.

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[From Irish Gaelic caoineadh, from caoninim, I lament, from Old Irish caínim, coínim, perhaps of Brittonic origin.]

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keener n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

keenly - in a keen and discriminating manner; "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"

Translations

keenly [ˈkiːnlɪ] ADV

1. (= intensely) [discuss, debate] → vivamente, intensamente; [feel] → profundamente; [look] → fijamente; [listen] → con interés
his loss was keenly felt by all who knew him → todos los que lo conocían sintieron profundamente su muerte
they're keenly aware that → son muy conscientes de que ...
it was a keenly contested game → fue un partido muy reñido

2. (= enthusiastically) → con entusiasmo

keenly [ˈkiːnli] adv

[contested, fought] → âprement

(= very) to be keenly aware of sth → être tout à fait conscient de qch
to be keenly interested in sth → s'intéresser beaucoup à qch, manifester un vif intérêt pour qch
I was still keenly interested in outdoor activities → Je m'intéressais encore beaucoup aux activités de plein air., Je manifestais encore un vif intérêt pour les activités de plein air.

[look] → intensément

[feel]
He felt the pain in his side keenly → Il ressentit une vive douleur au côté.
the two causes about which she had felt keenly in her youth → les deux causes qui lui tenaient vivement à cœur pendant sa jeunesse
to be keenly felt [loss, absence] → se faire vivement sentir

keenly

adv

(= intensely, acutely) feel → leidenschaftlich, tief, stark; interested, wish, desire → stark, sehr, leidenschaftlich; listen → aufmerksam; observe → scharf; I am keenly aware that … → ich bin mir deutlich bewusst, dass …; the match was keenly contested → in dem Spiel wurde hart gekämpft

(= enthusiastically) → mit Begeisterung; keenly awaited → mit Ungeduld erwartet

(esp Brit: = competitively) keenly priced goods → Waren pl → zu scharf kalkulierten Preisen

keenly [ˈkiːnlɪ] adv

a. (acutely) → intensamente; (deeply) → profondamente; (fiercely) → duramente
to feel sth keenly → sentire qc profondamente
he looked at her keenly → le rivolse uno sguardo penetrante

b. (enthusiastically) → con entusiasmo

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keenly [ˈkiːnlɪ] adv

a. (acutely) → intensamente; (deeply) → profondamente; (fiercely) → duramente
to feel sth keenly → sentire qc profondamente
he looked at her keenly → le rivolse uno sguardo penetrante

b. (enthusiastically) → con entusiasmo