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      keen
      noun
      A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
      A surname.
      verb
      (intransitive) To utter a keen.
      (transitive) To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
      (transitive) To mourn.
      (transitive, rare) To make cold, to sharpen.
      adjective
      (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
      Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
      Fierce, intense, vehement.
      Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
      Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
      Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
      (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
      (US, informal, dated) Marvelous.
      (obsolete) Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.
      Synonyms for keen
      sharpadjeageradjincisiveadjacuteadjavidadjastuteadjenthusiasticadjcannyadjshrewdadjperceptiveadjperspicaciousadjardentadjdesirousadjagogadjpassionateadjzealousadjdiscerningadjdiscriminatingadjpenetratingadj
      Words related to keen
      overwillingpenetrativeadjlancinateadjkeennessnavidnessnraringadjkeenlyadvuneageradjwillingadjinterestedadjsharpishadjenthusedvacuateadjeagrencanninessnsavvyneagernessnurgedvacutenessnadeptadjwantingadj

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